/* -- Global Functions */

	function getSesameCookieVal (offset) {  
		var endstr = document.cookie.indexOf (";", offset);  
		if (endstr == -1)    
			endstr = document.cookie.length;  
			return unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, endstr));
	}
	
	function getSesameCookie (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 getSesameCookieVal (j);    
			i = document.cookie.indexOf(" ", i) + 1;    
			if (i == 0) break;   
		}  
		return "";
	}
	
	function setSesameCookie (name, value) 
	{  
		var argv = setSesameCookie.arguments;  
		var argc = setSesameCookie.arguments.length;  
		var expires = (argc > 2) ? argv[2] : null;
		var path = (argc > 3) ? argv[3] : null;  
		var domain = (argc > 4) ? argv[4] : null;  
		var secure = (argc > 5) ? argv[5] : false;  
		document.cookie = name + "=" + escape (value) + 
		((expires == null) ? "" : ("; expires=" + expires)) + 
		((path == null) ? "" : ("; path=" + path)) +  
		((domain == null) ? "" : ("; domain=" + domain)) +    
		((secure == true) ? "; secure" : "");
	}


	function isNull(myName, myValue)
	{ 
		if (myValue == "")
		{
			alert("Enter " + myName);
			return true;
		}
		return false;
	}