/********************************************************************************************************
 * Thanks to Peter-Paul Koch for these cookie functions (http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html)
 ********************************************************************************************************/
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);
}

function cookiesEnabled() {
	var name = "cookieTest";
	var val = "enabled";
	createCookie(name,val,1);
	var cVal = readCookie(name);
	eraseCookie(name);
	var enabled = (val == cVal);
	return enabled;
}