// Sets cookie values. Expiration date is optional
//
function setCookie(name, value, expire) {
   document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value)
   + ((expire == null) ? "" : ("; expires=" + expire.toGMTString()))
}

// Returns a cookie value, given the name of the cookie:
//
function getCookie(Name) {
   var search = Name + "="
   if (document.cookie.length > 0) { // if there are any cookies
      offset = document.cookie.indexOf(search) 
      if (offset != -1) { // if cookie exists 
         offset += search.length 
         // set index of beginning of value
         end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offset) 
         // set index of end of cookie value
         if (end == -1) 
            end = document.cookie.length
         return unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end))
      } 
   }
}