/*
name			: Cookies
update			: 20010802
author			: Maurice van Creij
dependencies	: lib_cookies.js
info			: http://www.woollymittens.nl/content/details.asp?id=20010802133557

history
20050511		: no prior updates report
*/

	// constants
	
	
	// primary functions
		// the date... n-days from now
		function getDaysFromNow(intDays){
			var dateCurrent = new Date();
			var intCurrent = Date.parse(dateCurrent);
			var intPeriod = intDays*24*60*60*1000;
			var datePeriodInFuture = new Date(intCurrent+intPeriod);
			return datePeriodInFuture;
		}
	
		// imported from crispyjavascript.com
			// name - name of the cookie
			// value - value of the cookie
			// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)
			// [path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document)
			// [domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document)
			// [secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure transmission
			// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
			// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments
			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;
			}

			// name - name of the desired cookie
			// * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist
			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));
			}

			// name - name of the cookie
			// [path] - path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
			// [domain] - domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
			// * path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit argument proceeds
			function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) {
				if (getCookie(name)) {
					document.cookie = name + "=" + 
					((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
					((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
					"; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
				}
			}

			// date - any instance of the Date object
			// * hand all instances of the Date object to this function for "repairs"
			function fixDate(date) {
				var base = new Date(0);
				var skew = base.getTime();
				if (skew > 0)
					date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
			}


	// secondary functions - manipulating strings
		function makeBoolean(strIn){
			if(strIn=='true'){
				booOut = true;
			}else{
				booOut = false;
			}
			return booOut;
		}
		
		function csv2array(csvIn){
			return csvIn.split(',');
		}
		
		function array2csv(arrIn){
			return ''+arrIn;
		}
		
		
	// executed inline
		//SetCookie('myCookie',array2csv(myArray)) // placing an array in a cookie
		//myArray = csv2array(GetCookie('myCookie')) // retrieving an array from a cookie