//this function sets the language cookie and
//redirects the user to the correct page
function deleteCookie(cookie)
{
	var expireNow = "=;expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
	document.cookie = cookie + expireNow;
}

function setLangCookie(language, redirPage)
{
	//set cookie information
	var langCookie = "lang=" + language;
	var expires = "; expires=Fri, 31-Dec-2004 23:59:59 GMT";
	var cookie = langCookie + expires;
	document.cookie = cookie;
	window.close();
	if(language == "en")  {
		opener.document.location = "english.htm";
	}
}	

function setLangCookieBar(language, redirPage)
{
	deleteCookie('lang');
	//set cookie information
	var langCookie = "lang=" + language;
	var expires = "; expires=Fri, 31-Dec-2004 23:59:59 GMT";
	var cookie = langCookie + expires;
	document.cookie = cookie;
	document.location = redirPage;
}	


function getCookieVal(offSet)
{
	var endStr = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offSet);
	
	if(endStr == -1)
		endStr = document.cookie.length;
	
	return unescape(document.cookie.substring(offSet, endStr));
}

function getCookie(name)
{
	var thisName = name + "=";
	var thisNameLen = thisName.length;
	var cookieLen = document.cookie.length;
	var i = 0;

	while(i < cookieLen)
	{
		var j = i + thisNameLen;

		if(document.cookie.substring(i, j) == thisName)
		{
			return getCookieVal(j);
		}
		
		i = document.cookie.indexOf(" ", i) + 1;
		
		if(i == 0)
			break;
	}
return null;
}