function setCookieArray(name) {
 
    var argsLength = setCookieArray.arguments.length - 1;

    for (var i = 0; i < argsLength; i++) {
        var data = setCookieArray.arguments[i + 1];
        setCookie(name + i, data, expdate);
    }
}

function getCookieArray(name) {
    var i = 0;
    while (getCookie(name + i) != null) {
        shiparray[i + 1] = getCookie(name + i);
        i++;
        shiparray.length = i;
    }
}


function setCookie(name, value, expires) {

    // set time, it's in milliseconds
    var today = new Date();
    today.setTime(today.getTime());

    // expires is in ms
    if (expires) {
        expires = expires * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
    }
    else {
        expires = 30 * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
    }

    var expires_date = new Date(today.getTime() + (expires));

    document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
                    ((expires) ? ";expires=" + expires_date.toGMTString() : "") +
                    ";path=/;domain=;secure=";
}


function getCookie(check_name) {

    // first we'll split this cookie up into name/value pairs
    // note: document.cookie only returns name=value, not the other components

    var a_all_cookies = document.cookie.split(';');
    var a_temp_cookie = '';
    var cookie_name = '';
    var cookie_value = '';
    var b_cookie_found = false; // set boolean t/f default f

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

        // now we'll split apart each name=value pair
        // and trim left/right whitespace while we're at it
        a_temp_cookie = a_all_cookies[i].split('=');
        cookie_name = a_temp_cookie[0].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');

        // if the extracted name matches passed check_name
        if (cookie_name == check_name) {

            b_cookie_found = true;

            // we need to handle case where cookie has no value but exists (no = sign, that is):
            if (a_temp_cookie.length > 1) {
                cookie_value = unescape(a_temp_cookie[1].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, ''));
            }

            // note that in cases where cookie is initialized but no value, null is returned
            return cookie_value;
            break;
        }

        a_temp_cookie = null;
        cookie_name = '';
    }

    if (!b_cookie_found) {
        return null;
    }
}


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