function getExpDate(days, hours, minutes) {
    var expDate = new Date();
	
    if (typeof days == "number" && typeof hours == "number" && typeof minutes == "number") {
        expDate.setDate(expDate.getDate() + parseInt(days));
        expDate.setHours(expDate.getHours() + parseInt(hours));
        expDate.setMinutes(expDate.getMinutes() + parseInt(minutes));
	
        return expDate.toGMTString();
		
    }
}

// utility function called by getCookie()
function getCookieVal(offset) {
    var endstr = document.cookie.indexOf (";", offset);
    if (endstr == -1) {
        endstr = document.cookie.length;
    }
    return unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, endstr));
}

// primary function to retrieve cookie by name
function getCookie(name) {
    var arg = name + "=";
    var alen = arg.length;
    var clen = document.cookie.length;
    var i = 0;
    while (i < clen) {
        var j = i + alen;
        if (document.cookie.substring(i, j) == arg) { 
            return getCookieVal(j);
        }
        i = document.cookie.indexOf(" ", i) + 1;
        if (i == 0) break; 
    }
    return null;
}
// store cookie value with optional details as needed
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; 
	}

/*function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
    document.cookie = name + "=" + escape (value) +
        ((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires : "") +
        ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
        ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
        ((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
		
}*/

// remove the cookie by setting ancient expiration date
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";alert('delete cookie');
    }
}