// CREATE A NEW COOKIE
function set_cookie ( name, value, exp_y, exp_m, exp_d, path, domain, secure )
	{
	  var cookie_string = name + "=" + escape ( value );
	  if ( exp_y )
	  {
		var expires = new Date ( exp_y, exp_m, exp_d );
		cookie_string += "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString();
	  }
	  if ( path )
			cookie_string += "; path=" + escape ( path );
	  if ( domain )
			cookie_string += "; domain=" + escape ( domain );
	  if ( secure )
			cookie_string += "; secure";
	  document.cookie = cookie_string;
	}
	
// OPEN A NEW POPUP WINDOW - CENTERED
// use:  <a href="page.html" target="popup" onClick="wopen('page.html', 'popup', 300, 200); return false;">TEXT</a>

function wopen(url, name, w, h)
{
  // Fudge factors for window decoration space.
  // In my tests these work well on all platforms & browsers.
  w += 32;
  h += 96;
  wleft = (screen.width - w) / 2;
  wtop = (screen.height - h) / 2;
  // IE5 and other old browsers might allow a window that is
  // partially offscreen or wider than the screen. Fix that.
  // (Newer browsers fix this for us, but let's be thorough.)
  if (wleft < 0) {
    w = screen.width;
    wleft = 0;
  }
  if (wtop < 0) {
    h = screen.height;
    wtop = 0;
  }
  var win = window.open(url,
    name,
    'width=' + w + ', height=' + h + ', ' +
    'left=' + wleft + ', top=' + wtop + ', ' +
    'location=no, menubar=no, ' +
    'status=no, toolbar=no, scrollbars=no, resizable=no');
  // Just in case width and height are ignored
  win.resizeTo(w, h);
  // Just in case left and top are ignored
  win.moveTo(wleft, wtop);
  win.focus();
}