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// Heinle's function for retrieving a cookie.
function getCookie(name){
var cname = name + "=";
var dc = document.cookie;
if (dc.length > 0) {
begin = dc.indexOf(cname);
if (begin != -1) {
begin += cname.length;
end = dc.indexOf(";", begin);
if (end == -1) end = dc.length;
return unescape(dc.substring(begin, end));
   }
     }
	return null;
	}


// An adaptation of Dorcht's function for setting a cookie.
function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
  document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
 ((expires == null) ? "" : "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString()) +
 ((path == null) ? "" : "; path=" + path) +
 ((domain == null) ? "" : "; domain=" + domain) +
 ((secure == null) ? "" : "; secure");
}

// An adaptation of Dorcht's function for deleting a cookie.
function delCookie (name,path,domain) {
if (getCookie(name)) {
  document.cookie = name + "=" +
  ((path == null) ? "" : "; path=" + path) +
((domain == null) ? "" : "; domain=" + domain) +
 "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
  }
} 

function set(name,val) {
//set expiration date 365 days ahead
var expiration = new Date();
expiration.setTime(expiration.getTime() + 365*86400000);

setCookie(name, val, expiration);
}

function get(field){

var temp = getCookie(field);

if (temp == null) {
 temp = "";
 } 
 return temp;
}

function del(name) {
delCookie(name);
}

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