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 openWindow(aurl,windowname,parms) {

	if (aurl == "" || aurl == null) return false;

	if (parms == "" || parms == null) {

		parms = 'toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,width=640,height=480';

	}

	if (typeof newWin != "undefined") {

		if (newWin != null) {

			if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Windows") >= 0) newWin.close()        

		}

	}		

	newWin = window.open(aurl,windowname,parms);

	newWin.focus();

	return false ;

}