function Set_Cookie( name, value, expires, path, domain, secure ) 
	{
	// set time, it's in milliseconds
	var today = new Date();
	today.setTime( today.getTime() );
	
	/*
	if the expires variable is set, make the correct 
	expires time, the current script below will set 
	it for x number of days, to make it for hours, 
	delete * 24, for minutes, delete * 60 * 24
	*/
	if ( expires )
	{
	expires = expires * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
	}
	var expires_date = new Date( today.getTime() + (expires) );
	
	document.cookie = name + "=" +escape( value ) +
	( ( expires ) ? ";expires=" + expires_date.toGMTString() : "" ) + 
	( ( path ) ? ";path=" + path : "" ) + 
	( ( domain ) ? ";domain=" + domain : "" ) +
	( ( secure ) ? ";secure" : "" );
	}


// this function gets the cookie, if it exists
	function Get_Cookie( name ) {
		
	var start = document.cookie.indexOf( name + "=" );
	var len = start + name.length + 1;
	if ( ( !start ) &&
	( name != document.cookie.substring( 0, name.length ) ) )
	{
	return null;
	}
	if ( start == -1 ) return null;
	var end = document.cookie.indexOf( ";", len );
	if ( end == -1 ) end = document.cookie.length;
	return unescape( document.cookie.substring( len, end ) );
	}

// this deletes the cookie when called
	function Delete_Cookie( name, path, domain ) {
	if ( Get_Cookie( name ) ) document.cookie = name + "=" +
	( ( path ) ? ";path=" + path : "") +
	( ( domain ) ? ";domain=" + domain : "" ) +
	";expires=Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:01 GMT";
	}

// QueryString
// Call function by x = querystring("variable") returns variable=x
/*
If your url is *ttp://www.urlhere.com/whatever/vote.php?siteid=42
and you want the siteid you would do this...

var x;
x = querystring("siteid");

x will now have the value of 42. To display that value on the page you need to use a document.write statement.
*/

	function QueryString(key)
	{
	var value = null;
	for (var i=0;i<QueryString.keys.length;i++)
	{
	if (QueryString.keys[i]==key)
	{
	value = QueryString.values[i];
	break;
	}
	}
	return value;
	}
	QueryString.keys = new Array();
	QueryString.values = new Array();
	
	function QueryString_Parse()
	{
	var query = window.location.search.substring(1);
	var pairs = query.split("&");
	
	for (var i=0;i<pairs.length;i++)
	{
	var pos = pairs[i].indexOf('=');
	if (pos >= 0)
	{
	var argname = pairs[i].substring(0,pos);
	var value = pairs[i].substring(pos+1);
	QueryString.keys[QueryString.keys.length] = argname;
	QueryString.values[QueryString.values.length] = value;
	}
	}
	}
	QueryString_Parse();