////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// for cookie function
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// var today = new Date();
// var zero_date = new Date(0, 0, 0);
// today.setTime(today.getTime() - zero_date.getTime());
// var cookie_expire_date = new Date(today.getTime() + (3600 * 24)); 

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function get_cookie (name) 
{
   var start = document.cookie.indexOf(name+"=");
   var len = start+name.length+1;
   if ((!start) && (name != document.cookie.substring(0,name.length))) return null;
   if (start == -1) return null;
   var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";",len);
   if (end == -1) end = document.cookie.length;
   return unescape(document.cookie.substring(len,end));
} // get_cookie

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

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function delete_cookie (name, path, domain) 
{
   if (Get_Cookie(name)) document.cookie = name + "=" +
      ( (path) ? ";path=" + path : "") +
      ( (domain) ? ";domain=" + domain : "") +
      ";expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
} // delete_cookie

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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;
} // setCookie

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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));
} // getCookie