var today = new Date();	
	var currmonth = today.getMonth()+ 1;
	var currdate = today.getDate();
	var curryear = today.getYear();
	var currhour=today.getHours();
	var currmin=today.getMinutes();
	var currsec=today.getSeconds();

	var myyear = curryear+1; // expire after a year
	var mymonth= currmonth;
	var mydate= currdate;
	var myhour= currhour;
	var mymin= currmin;
	var mysec= currsec;
	
	
	function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) 
	{
		var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
		((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
		((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
		((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
		((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
		document.cookie = curCookie;
			
	}
	function getCookieExpiryDate(myyear,mymonth,mydate,myhour,mymin,mysec)
	{
		//sets the expiry date to be used in the setCookie function
		var newDate=new Date(myyear, mymonth,mydate, myhour, mymin,mysec);
		return newDate;
	} // End getCookieDate