// 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;
     }

     // name - name of the desired cookie
     // * return 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));
     }
     
     // * return array of strings representing the name=value pairs
     function getAllCookies()
     {
		 if(document.cookie)
		 {
			 return(document.cookie.split("; "));
		 }
		 else
		 {
			 return(null);
		 }
	 }
	 
	 // nv - the raw name=value pair
	 // * returns a two element string aray where the first element is the cookie 
	 //	  name and the second is the cookie value.  Returns null if nv is not a 
	 //   name=value string
	 function parseCookie(nv)
	 {
		 if(nv != null)
		 {
			 saNV = nv.split("=");
			 if(saNV.length != 2)
			 {
				 return(null);
			 }
			 saNV[0] = unescape(saNV[0]);
			 saNV[1] = unescape(saNV[1]);
			 return(saNV);
		 }
		 else
		 {
			 return(null);
		 }
	 }

     // name - name of the cookie
     // [path] - path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
     // [domain] - domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
     // * path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit argument proceeds
     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";
       }
     }

     // date - any instance of the Date object
     // * hand all instances of the Date object to this function for "repairs"
     function fixDate(date) {
       var base = new Date(0);
       var skew = base.getTime();
       if (skew > 0)
         date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
     }


	function setFormCookies(sFieldList)
	{
		var saCookieFields = sFieldList.split(",");

		for(i=0; i<saCookieFields.length; i++)
		{
			var sCookieName = Trim(saCookieFields[i]);
			var sCookieVal = getFieldValue(sCookieName);
			setCookie(sCookieName, sCookieVal, "", "/", ".aquent.com", false);
		}
	}

	function readFormCookies()
	{
		var frm = document.forms[0];

		if(readFormCookies.arguments.length > 0)
		{
			sCookieList = readFormCookies.arguments[0];
			var saCookieList = sCookieList.split(",");
			for(var i = 0; i < saCookieList.length; i++)
			{
				sVal = getCookie(saCookieList[i]);
				if(sVal != null)
				{
					//alert(saCookieList[i]);
					setFieldValue(saCookieList[i], sVal, frm);
				}
			}
		}
		else
		{
			//use all the cookies
			var saCookies = getAllCookies();

			if(saCookies == null) { return; }

			for(var i = 0; i < saCookies.length; i++)
			{
				saNV = parseCookie(saCookies[i]);

				if(saNV != null)
				{
					setFieldValue(saNV[0], saNV[1], frm);
				}
			}
		}
		return(true);
	}