function createCookie(name,value,hours) {
	if (hours) {
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(hours*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
	else var expires = "";
	document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	//alert(value);
	return value;
}

function readCookie(name) {
	var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		var ll;
	for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
		var c = ca[i];
	//alert(c.indexOf(nameEQ));
		//while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
		if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 1) ll=c.substring(nameEQ.length+1,c.length);
	}
	//alert(ll);
	//alert(document.cookie);
	window.document["tp"].SetVariable("cookie_str", ll);
	//return ll;
	//}
	//return null;
}

function eraseCookie(name) {
	createCookie(name,"",-1);
}