//read COOKIE function getCookie(cookiename) { var result; var mycookie = document.cookie; var start2 = mycookie.indexOf(cookiename + "="); if (start2 > -1) { start = mycookie.indexOf("=", start2) + 1; var end = mycookie.indexOf(";", start); if (end == -1) { end = mycookie.length; } result = unescape(mycookie.substring(start, end)); } return result; } //write COOKIE function setCookie(cookiename, cookievalue) { var date = new Date(); date.setTime(date.getTime() + 5 * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60); document.cookie = cookiename + "=" + cookievalue + "; path=/;expires = " + date.toGMTString(); }