<!--
	/*======================================================
		Néstor Fioritto Briano © 2003~2006
		Rotinas DOM para a manipulação de Cookies
	  ======================================================*/
	/**
	 * Sets a Cookie with the given name and value.
	 *
	 * name       Name of the cookie
	 * value      Value of the cookie
	 * [expires]  Expiration date of the cookie (default: end of current session)
	 * [path]     Path where the cookie is valid (default: path of calling document)
	 * [domain]   Domain where the cookie is valid
	 *              (default: domain of calling document)
	 * [secure]   Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a
	 *              secure transmission
	 */
	function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
		document.cookie= name + "=" + escape(value) +
			((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
			((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
			((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
			((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
	}
	
	/**
	 * Gets the value of the specified cookie.
	 *
	 * name  Name of the desired cookie.
	 *
	 * Returns a string containing value of specified cookie,
	 *   or null if cookie does not exist.
	 */
	function getCookie(name)
	{
		var dc = document.cookie;
		var prefix = name + "=";
		var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);
		if (begin == -1) {
			begin = dc.indexOf(prefix);
			if (begin != 0) return null;
		} else {
			begin += 2;
		}
		var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);
		if (end == -1) {
			end = dc.length;
		}
		return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
	}
	
	/**
	 * Deletes the specified cookie.
	 *
	 * name      name of the cookie
	 * [path]    path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
	 * [domain]  domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
	 */
	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";
		}
	}
//-->