// ADDED BY CHRISTY (DATED - 16/7/2007)
	// FUNCTIONS TO SET, RETRIEVE AND DELETE COOKIE
	// FOR SSO USES

	// this function sets the cookie
	function Set_Cookie( name, value, expireInMin, path, domain, secure ) {
		// set time, it's in milliseconds

		var today = new Date();
		today.setTime( today.getTime() );

		if ( expireInMin ) {
			expires = expireInMin * 1000 * 60;
		}
		var expires_date = new Date( today.getTime() + (expires) );

		document.cookie = name + "=" +escape( value ) +
						( ( expires ) ? ";expires=" + expires_date.toGMTString() : "" ) + 
						( ( path ) ? ";path=" + path : "" ) + 
						( ( domain ) ? ";domain=" + domain : "" ) +
						( ( secure ) ? ";secure" : "" );
	}

	// this function gets the cookie, if it exists
	function Get_Cookie( name ) {
		var start = document.cookie.indexOf( name + "=" );
		var len = start + name.length + 1;
		if ( ( !start ) && ( name != document.cookie.substring( 0, name.length ) ) ) {
			return null;
		}
		if ( start == -1 ) {
			return null;
		}
		var end = document.cookie.indexOf( ";", len );
		if ( end == -1 ) {
			end = document.cookie.length;
		}
		return unescape( document.cookie.substring( len, end ) );
	}

	// this deletes the cookie when called
	function Delete_Cookie( name, path, domain ) {
		if ( Get_Cookie( name ) ) {
			document.cookie = name + "=" + ( ( path ) ? ";path=" + path : "") + ( ( domain ) ? ";domain=" + domain : "" ) + ";expires=Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:01 GMT";
		}
	}