function getCookie( check_name ) {
	var a_all_cookies = document.cookie.split( ';' );
	var a_temp_cookie = '';
	var cookie_name = '';
	var cookie_value = '';
	var b_cookie_found = false; // set boolean t/f default f
	for ( i = 0; i < a_all_cookies.length; i++ )
	{
		a_temp_cookie = a_all_cookies[i].split( '=' );
		cookie_name = a_temp_cookie[0].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
		if ( cookie_name == check_name )
		{
			b_cookie_found = true;
			if ( a_temp_cookie.length > 1 )
			{
				cookie_value = unescape( a_temp_cookie[1].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '') );
			}
			return cookie_value;
			break;
		}
		a_temp_cookie = null;
		cookie_name = '';
	}
	if ( !b_cookie_found )
	{
		return null;
	}
}		

function setCookie( name, value, expires, path, domain, secure ) 
{
	var today = new Date();
	today.setTime( today.getTime() );
	if ( expires ){
		expires = expires * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
	}
	var expires_date = new Date( today.getTime() + (expires) );
	document.cookie = name + "=" +escape( value ) +
	( ( expires ) ? ";expires=" + expires_date.toGMTString() : "" ) + 
	( ( path ) ? ";path=" + path : "" ) + 
	( ( domain ) ? ";domain=" + domain : "" )
}