// <!--
// 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));
}

// name - name of the cookie
function delCookie (name) {
    var expireNow = new Date();
    document.cookie = name + "=; expires=Thu, 01 Jan 01 00:00:01 UTC; path=/";
}


// 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 isCookieEnabled() {
   if (document.all) return navigator.cookieEnabled;
   Set_Cookie('testcookie',today.getTime());
   var tc = Get_Cookie('testcookie');
   Delete_Cookie('testcookie');
   return (tc == today.getTime());
}

function cookieAlert () {
   if (!isCookieEnabled()) {
      alert('You will require cookies on this site in the shopping cart. Please enable cookies in your Web Browser and try again.');
      return false;
   }
   else {
      return true;
   }
}

//var today = new Date();

//cookieAlert();

// -->