// ********************************************************************************************
// getting cookies
// ********************************************************************************************

function getCookie(strName, strDefault)
{
	var sRet = strDefault;
   	var search = strName + "="
   	if (document.cookie.length > 0){
      	offset = document.cookie.indexOf(search)
      	if (offset != -1){ 
			offset += search.length
      		end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offset)
      		if (end == -1){
      			end = document.cookie.length
			}
			sRet = unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end))
			sRet = checkCookie(sRet, strDefault) 
		}
	}
	return sRet;
}

function checkCookie(wert, standard)
{
	if (navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer"){
		return (wert != null ? wert : standard);
	}else{
		return (wert === undefined ? standard : wert);
	}
}


// ********************************************************************************************
// setting cookies
// ********************************************************************************************

function setCookie(name, wert) 
{
   	document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(wert)
}

function setCookieYear(name, wert)
{
   	var today = new Date()
   	var expires = new Date()
   	expires.setTime(today.getTime() + 1000*60*60*24*365)
   	document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(wert)   + ((expires == null) ? "" : ("; expires=" + expires.toGMTString()))
}