var cCookie = document.cookie;

  var today = new Date();
  var expiry = new Date(today.getTime() + 14 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000); // plus 14 days

  function setCookie(name, value) { // use: setCookie("name", value);
    if (value != null && value != "")
      document.cookie=name + "=" + escape(value) + "; expires=" + expiry.toGMTString();
    cCookie = document.cookie; // update cCookie
  }

  function getCookie(name) { // use: getCookie("name");
    var index = cCookie.indexOf(name + "=");
    if (index == -1) return "";
    index = cCookie.indexOf("=", index) + 1; // first character
    var endstr = cCookie.indexOf(";", index);
    if (endstr == -1) endstr = cCookie.length; // last character
    return unescape(cCookie.substring(index, endstr));
  }