/* COOKIES */

/* : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : function
- set a cookie
	name - name of the cookie
	value - value of the cookie
	[expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)
	[path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document)
	[domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document)
	[secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure transmission
	(*) an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
	(*) a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments
*/
function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
	var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
		((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
		((path) ? "; path=" + path : "/") +
		((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
		((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
	document.cookie = curCookie;
}


/* : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : function
- get a cookie
	name - name of the desired cookie
- returns a string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist
*/
function getCookie(name) {
	var dc = document.cookie;
	var prefix = name + "=";
	
	var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);
	if (begin == -1) { begin = dc.indexOf(prefix); if (begin != 0) return null;	}
	else { begin += 2; }
	
	var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);
	if (end == -1) { end = dc.length; }
	
	return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
}


/* : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : function
- delete a cookie
	name - name of the cookie
	[path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document)
	[domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document)
*/
function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) {
	if (getCookie(name)) {
		document.cookie = name + "=" +
			((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
			((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
			"; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
	}
}

/*:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::  Get User's IP  :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
name: getIP
return: user's IP

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::*/
function getIP()
{
	var ip = '<!--#echo var="REMOTE_ADDR"-->';
	return ip;
}
/*::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Cookies Method 2 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
name: name of the cookie
value:  value or data that should be stored for that cookie
days:  number of days to keep the cookie active

Note:  Includes a handle for flash to be able to access js defined browser cookies.
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::*/


function swfGetCookie(flashId, flashVarName, cookieName)
{
// flashId: object Id        
//flashVarName: name of variable defined in flash file to update.       
//cookieName: name of the cookie to read
	document.getElementById(flashId).SetVariable(flashVarName, readCookie(cookieName));
}



function createCookie(name,value,days)
{
	if (days)
	{
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
	else var expires = "";
	document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}

function readCookie(name)
{
	var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
	for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++)
	{
		var c = ca[i];
		while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
		if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
	}
	return null;
}

function eraseCookie(name)
{
	createCookie(name,"",-1);
}



var lcID;
function msgAlert(strOutput)
{
  alert(strOutput);

}
function getMain_lcID()
{
  lcID = Math.random();
  return lcID;
}

function rsMain_lcID()
{
  return lcID;

}
function getLocation()
{

  return document.location;
}

/* END COOKIES */