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" : "" );
}


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
// don't use this, it's weak and does not handle some cases
// correctly, this is just to maintain legacy information
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";
}


// remember, these are the possible parameters for Set_Cookie:
// name, value, expires, path, domain, secure
//Set_Cookie( 'test', 'it works', '', '/', '', '' );


function set_eng() {
Set_Cookie( 'lang', 'English', '', '/', '', '' );
//alert("setting eng");
}

function set_fr() {
Set_Cookie( 'lang', 'French', '', '/', '', '' );
//alert("setting fr");
}

/*
if ( Get_Cookie( 'lang' ) ){
	//alert( Get_Cookie('lang'));
	if ( Get_Cookie( 'lang' )=='English' ){
			window.location = "eng/index.php?link=home"
	} else if ( Get_Cookie( 'lang' )=='French' ){
			window.location = "fr/index.php?link=home"
	}
} else {
	alert("none");
}
*/

// and these are the parameters for Delete_Cookie:
// name, path, domain
// make sure you use the same parameters in Set and Delete Cookie.
/*
Delete_Cookie('test', '/', '');
( Get_Cookie( 'test' ) ) ? alert( Get_Cookie('test')) :
alert( 'it is gone');
*/