// code from webreference.com
// name - name of the cookie
// value - value of the cookie
// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)
// [path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document)
// [domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document)
// [secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure transmission
// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments
function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
  var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
      ((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
      "; path=/" + 
      ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "; domain = crystal-beads.co.uk/swarovski-crystal-beads/") +
      ((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
  document.cookie = curCookie;
}

// sets a cookie so we can get back to this page after the shopping cart
function setHereCookie(sHere)
{
	// create an instance of the Date object
	var now = new Date();
	
	// cookie expires in 1 hours
	now.setTime(now.getTime() + 60 * 60 * 1000);

	// set the new cookie
	setCookie("gobackhere", sHere, now);
}

// name - name of the desired cookie
// * return 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));
}