/*==============================================================================

    Routines written by John Gardner - 2003 - 2005

    See www.braemoor.co.uk/software for information about more freeware
    available.

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Routine to write a session cookie

    Parameters:
        cookieName        Cookie name
        cookieValue       Cookie Value
    
    Return value:
        true              Session cookie written successfullly
        false             Failed - persistent cookies are not enabled

   e.g. if (writeSessionCookie("pans","drizzle") then
           alert ("Session cookie written");
        else
           alert ("Sorry - Session cookies not enabled");
*/

function writeSessionCookie (cookieName, cookieValue) {
  if (testSessionCookie()) {
    document.cookie = escape(cookieName) + "=" + escape(cookieValue) + "; path=/";
    return true;
  }
  else return false;
}

/*==============================================================================

Routine to get the current value of a cookie

    Parameters:
        cookieName        Cookie name
    
    Return value:
        false             Failed - no such cookie
        value             Value of the retrieved cookie

   e.g. if (!getCookieValue("pans") then  {
           cookieValue = getCoookieValue ("pans2);
        }
*/

function getCookieValue (cookieName) {
  var exp = new RegExp (escape(cookieName) + "=([^;]+)");
  if (exp.test (document.cookie + ";")) {
    exp.exec (document.cookie + ";");
    return unescape(RegExp.$1);
  }
  else return false;
}

/*==============================================================================

Routine to see if session cookies are enabled

    Parameters:
        None
    
    Return value:
        true              Session cookies are enabled
        false             Session cookies are not enabled

   e.g. if (testSessionCookie())
           alert ("Session coookies are enabled");
        else
           alert ("Session coookies are not enabled");
*/

function testSessionCookie () {
  document.cookie ="testSessionCookie=Enabled";
  if (getCookieValue ("testSessionCookie")=="Enabled")
    return true 
  else
    return false;
}