/* Generic cookie routines (most written by others)
=============================================================*/
// Use this function to retrieve 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;
}

// Use this function to save a cookie.
function setCookie(name, value, expires) {
   document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value) + "; path=/" +
   ((expires == null) ? "" : "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString());
}

// Use this function to delete a cookie.
function delCookie(name) {
   document.cookie = name + "=; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT" +  "; path=/";
}

var expire_date = new Date();
expire_date.setTime(expire_date.getTime() + (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365));  // Last number is for number of days.

function testCookiesEnabled() {
   cookiesEnabled = 0;
   setCookie('bitstest', 'yeppers', expire_date);
   if (getCookie('bitstest') == 'yeppers'){cookiesEnabled = 1;}
   delCookie('bitstest');
   return cookiesEnabled;
}