function createCookie(name, value, exp_d, exp_m, exp_y, path, domain, secure)
{
	//path= "/Staff_intranet/research_grant_apps/grant_app_list.asp";
	
	if(escape(name) != "")
	{
		var cookieString = name + "=" + escape(value) + ";";
		
		var expires = new Date ( exp_y, exp_m, exp_d );	
		if ( expires )
		{
			cookieString += "expires=" + expires.toGMTString() + ";";
		}
		
		if ( path )
		{
			cookieString += "path=" + escape ( path ) + ";";
		}
		
		if ( domain )
		{
			cookieString += "domain=" + escape ( domain ) + ";";
		}
		
		if ( secure )
		{
			cookieString += "secure;";
		}	
		//alert(cookieString);
		document.cookie = cookieString;
	}
}

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));
}