function changeCk(ckRemember) {
    var ck = document.getElementById(ckRemember ? ckRemember : "ckRememberMe");
    if ( ck ) {
        ck.checked = !ck.checked;
    }
}
function rememberMe(ckRemember, txPass) {
    var ck = document.getElementById(ckRemember ? ckRemember : "ckRememberMe");
    //alert(" rememberMe event");
    if (ck) {
        try {
            if (ck.checked) {
                //save the user and password in cookie
                setCookieAlways("rememberMe", "1");
            } else {
                setCookieAlways("rememberMe", "0");
                delCookie("rememberMe");
                delCookie("pass");
                delCookie("user");
                if (txPass)
                    document.getElementById(txPass).value = "";
            }
        } catch (e) { }
    }
}
function setC(name, value) {
    var expires = new Date();
    expires.setFullYear(expires.getFullYear()+10,expires.getMonth(),1);
    document.cookie = name + "=" + value + "; path=/" + ((expires == null) ? "" : "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString());
}
function writeSessionCookie (cookieName, cookieValue) {
    document.cookie = escape(cookieName) + "=" + escape(cookieValue) + "; path=/";
    return true;
}
function getCookieValue (cookieName) {
  var exp = new RegExp (escape(cookieName) + "=([^;]+)");
  if (exp.test (document.cookie + ";")) {
    exp.exec (document.cookie + ";");
    return unescape(RegExp.$1);
  }
  else return false;
}
function setCookie(name, value, expires) {
    document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value) + "; path=/" + ((expires == null) ? "" : "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString());
}
function setCookieAlways(name, value) {
    var expires = new Date();
    expires.setFullYear(expires.getFullYear()+10,expires.getMonth(),1);
    document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value) + "; path=/" + ((expires == null) ? "" : "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString());
}

function getCookie( check_name ) {
  return getCookieValue(check_name);
/*
	// first we'll split this cookie up into name/value pairs
	// note: document.cookie only returns name=value, not the other components
	var a_all_cookies = document.cookie.split( ';' );
	var a_temp_cookie = '';
	var cookie_name = '';
	var cookie_value = '';
	var b_cookie_found = false; // set boolean t/f default f
	
	for ( i = 0; i < a_all_cookies.length; i++ )
	{
		// now we'll split apart each name=value pair
		a_temp_cookie = a_all_cookies[i].split( '=' );
		
		
		// and trim left/right whitespace while we're at it
		cookie_name = a_temp_cookie[0].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
	
		// if the extracted name matches passed check_name
		if ( cookie_name == check_name )
		{
			b_cookie_found = true;
			// we need to handle case where cookie has no value but exists (no = sign, that is):
			if ( a_temp_cookie.length > 1 )
			{
				cookie_value = unescape( a_temp_cookie[1].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '') );
			}
			// note that in cases where cookie is initialized but no value, null is returned
			return cookie_value;
			break;
		}
		a_temp_cookie = null;
		cookie_name = '';
	}
	if ( !b_cookie_found )
	{
		return null;
	}
*/
}				
// this deletes the cookie when called
function delCookie( name) {
    if ( getCookie( name ) ) document.cookie = name + "=; path=/; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:01 GMT";
}