// generic cookie functions
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));
}

function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
  if (!path) path = "/";
  var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
      ((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
      ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
      ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
      ((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
  document.cookie = curCookie;
}

function browserDetection()
{
try
    {	
	    if (window.sidebar) 
		    { // Mozilla Firefox Bookmark
			    return "FIREFOX";
		    } 
	    else if( window.external ) 
		    { // IE Favorite
			    return "IE";
		    }
	    else if(window.opera && window.print) 
		    { // Opera Hotlist
			    return "OPERA";
		    }
	    }
	catch(e)
	{
	    return null;
	}
	
	return null;
}