// CONSTANTS
// cookie IDs - these are two character codes used for specific pages
var APPLETALK_COOKIE_ID					= "atalk";
var ETHERNET_COOKIE_ID					= "ether";
var LPR_LPD_COOKIE_ID					= "lpr";
var MICROSOFT_NETWORKING_COOKIE_ID		= "msNetwork";
var NETWARE_COOKIE_ID					= "netware";
var RAW_TCP_IP_PRINTING_COOKIE_ID		= "raw";
var SSDP_COOKIE_ID						= "ssdp";
var TCP_IP_COOKIE_ID					= "tcpIp";
var USB_COOKIE_ID						= "usb";
var PARALLEL_COOKIE_ID                  = "parallel";

// cookie names being set
var INDEX_PAGE_LINK_COOKIE				= "IndexPageLink";
var NEW_VALUE_COOKIE					= "NewValue";
var SET_NEW_VALUE_COOKIE				= "SetNewValue";

// values for cookies being set
var USE_NEW_VALUE_COOKIE				= "1";

// locations of information stored in cookies
var COOKIE_ID_INDEX						= 0;

// a kludge to allow the correct authentication page to be chosen
var CHOOSE_AUTHENTICATION_PAGE			= "authenticationChosen";


// DeleteCookie() will remove the named cookie from the cookie file.
function DeleteCookie ( inCookieName )
{
	// set the value of the name to nothing, this should wipe out the cookie
	document.cookie		= inCookieName + "=" + "; path=/";
}


// GetCookie() will retrieve the value associated with the cookie name passed in.
function GetCookie ( inCookieName )
{
	var dcookie			= document.cookie; 
	var cname			= inCookieName + "=";
	var clen			= dcookie.length;
	var cbegin			= 0;

	while ( cbegin < clen )
	{
		var vbegin		= cbegin + cname.length;

		if ( dcookie.substring( cbegin, vbegin ) == cname )
		{ 
			var vend	= dcookie.indexOf ( ";", vbegin );

			if ( -1 == vend )
			{
				vend	= clen;
			}

			return unescape( dcookie.substring( vbegin, vend ));
		}

		cbegin			= dcookie.indexOf( " ", cbegin ) + 1;

		if ( 0 == cbegin )
		{
			break;
		}
	}

	return null;
}


// SetCookie() will add the cookie name, value and expiration date and time
// (if specified) to the cookie file.
function SetCookie ( inCookieName, inCookieValue, inCookieExpiration)
{

	document.cookie		= inCookieName + "=" + escape( inCookieValue ) + 
								( inCookieExpiration ? "; expires=" + inCookieExpiration.toGMTString() : "" ) + 
								"; path=/";
}

function OpenStatusTab()
{
	SetCookie( "statusSelected", 2);
	top.location = "/index.dhtml";
}