// Original JavaScript code by Duncan Crombie: dcrombie at chirp.com.au
// Please acknowledge use of this code by including this header.

var bikky = document.cookie;

function getCookie(name) { // use: getCookie("name");

  bikky = document.cookie;

  var index = bikky.indexOf(name + "=");
  if (index == -1) return null;
  index = bikky.indexOf("=", index) + 1;
  var endstr = bikky.indexOf(";", index);
  if (endstr == -1) endstr = bikky.length;
  return unescape(bikky.substring(index, endstr));
}

var today = new Date();
var expiry = new Date(today.getTime() + 28 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000); // plus 28 days

function setCookie(name, value, myLifetime) { // use: setCookie("name", value);

  var myExpiry = new Date(today.getTime() + myLifetime);

  bikky = document.cookie;

  if (value != null && value != "")
    document.cookie=name + "=" + escape(value) + "; expires=" + myExpiry.toGMTString();
  bikky = document.cookie; // update bikky
}