function getexpirydate( nodays){
	var UTCstring;
	var Today;
	var nomilli;
	Today = new Date();
	nomilli=Date.parse(Today);
	Today.setTime(nomilli+nodays*24*60*60*1000);
	UTCstring = Today.toUTCString();
	return UTCstring;
}

function getcookie(cookiename) {
 var cookiestring=""+document.cookie;
 var index1=cookiestring.indexOf(cookiename);
 if (index1==-1 || cookiename=="") return ""; 
 var index2=cookiestring.indexOf(';',index1);
 if (index2==-1) index2=cookiestring.length; 
 return unescape(cookiestring.substring(index1+cookiename.length+1,index2));
}

function setCookie(name, value, expires)
{
	var cookiestring
	cookiestring = name + "=" + escape(value) +";EXPIRES="+getexpirydate(expires)+";path=/";
    document.cookie=cookiestring;
    if(!getcookie(name)){
		return false;
	}
	else{
		return true;
	}
}
function setcookieOld(name,value,duration){
	cookiestring=name+"="+escape(value)+";EXPIRES="+getexpirydate(duration);
	document.cookie=cookiestring;
	if(!getcookie(name)){
		return false;
	}
	else{
		return true;
	}
	
}