/*
 * Cookie functions
 */
function createCookie(name, value, days) {
    var expires = '';
    if (days) {
        var date = new Date();
        date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));
        var expires = '; expires=' + date.toGMTString();
    }
    document.cookie = name + '=' + value + expires + '; path=/';
}

function readCookie(name) {
    var cookieCrumbs = document.cookie.split(';');
    var nameToFind = name + '=';
    for (var i = 0; i < cookieCrumbs.length; i++) {
        var crumb = cookieCrumbs[i];
        while (crumb.charAt(0) == ' ') {
            crumb = crumb.substring(1, crumb.length); /* delete spaces */
        }
        if (crumb.indexOf(nameToFind) == 0) {
            return crumb.substring(nameToFind.length, crumb.length);
        }
    }
    return null;
}

function eraseCookie(name) {
    createCookie(name, '', -1);
}

/*
 * Sending cookia as parameters
 */
function languageReq(){
         var activexmodes=["Msxml2.XMLHTTP", "Microsoft.XMLHTTP"] //activeX versions to check for in IE
         if (window.ActiveXObject){ //Test for support for ActiveXObject in IE first (as XMLHttpRequest in IE7 is broken)
          for (var i=0; i<activexmodes.length; i++){
           try{
            return new ActiveXObject(activexmodes[i])
           }
           catch(e){
            //suppress error
           }
          }
         }
         else if (window.XMLHttpRequest) // if Mozilla, Safari etc
          return new XMLHttpRequest()
         else
          return false
        }


     function setlanguageInSession(newLanguage) {
        eraseCookie("language");
        createCookie("language", newLanguage, 30);    
        var mygetrequest=new languageReq()
        mygetrequest.onreadystatechange=function(){
         if (mygetrequest.readyState==4){
          if (mygetrequest.status==200 || window.location.href.indexOf("http")==-1){
           document.getElementById("language_cookieDIV").innerHTML=mygetrequest.responseText
          }
          else{
           alert("An error has occured making the request")
          }
         }
        }
        var language=newLanguage;
        mygetrequest.open("GET", "/modules/web3/URL/wimp_aspiro_com/wimp_languagesettings.ftl?change_language=&language="+ language, true)
        mygetrequest.send(null)
      }