function setCookie(name, value) {

    var the_date = new Date("December 31, 2023");
    var expire_date = the_date.toGMTString();
    var the_cookie = name + '=' + value + ';expires=' + expire_date + ';path=/';

    document.cookie = the_cookie;

}

function readCookie(name) {
    var the_cookie = document.cookie;
    var broken_cookie_semicolon;
    var broken_cookie_equal;

    var the_values = "";

    broken_cookie_semicolon = the_cookie.split(";");

    for (i = 0; i < broken_cookie_semicolon.length; i++) {

        broken_cookie_equal = broken_cookie_semicolon[i].split("=");

        if (broken_cookie_equal[0].indexOf(name)!=-1) {
            the_values = broken_cookie_equal[1];
            break;
        }
    }

    return the_values;
}