function setTheCookie(c_name,content){
	var dumpy;
	var exdate=new Date();
	
	if (content){
		exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate() - 1 );
		document.cookie=c_name+ "=;expires=" + exdate.toGMTString() ; //clear first
				
		document.cookie=c_name+ "=" + escape(content.replace("=", "^^"));
	}
	else{
		exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate() - 1 );
		document.cookie=c_name+ "=;expires=" + exdate.toGMTString() ;
	}
	
	dumpy = getCookie(c_name);
}

function getCookie(c_name)
{
	if (document.cookie.length>0)
	{
		c_start=document.cookie.indexOf(c_name + "=")
		if (c_start!=-1)
		{ 
			var tmp;
			c_start=c_start + c_name.length+1 
			c_end=document.cookie.indexOf(";",c_start)
			if (c_end==-1){
				c_end=document.cookie.length
			}
			
			tmp = unescape(document.cookie.substring(c_start,c_end));
			return tmp.replace("^^", "=");
		} 
	}
	return ""
}