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
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";
}

function Check_Cookies(){
	// remember, these are the possible parameters for Set_Cookie:
	// name, value, expires, path, domain, secure
	//document.write('<span id="message"></span>');
	Set_Cookie( 'test', 'none', '', '/', '', '' );
	// if Get_Cookie succeeds, cookies are enabled, since 
	//the cookie was successfully created.
	if (Get_Cookie( 'test' ))
	{
	//	document.getElementById('message').innerHTML = 'Please enter you log in info';
		/* 
		this is an example of a set cookie variable, if 
		you want to use this on the page or on another script 
		instead of writing to the page you would just check that value
		for true or false and then do what you need to do.
		*/
		cookie_set = true;
		// and these are the parameters for Delete_Cookie:
		// name, path, domain
		// make sure you use the same parameters in Set and Delete Cookie.
		window.document.getElementById('TopLoginError').style.display = 'none';
		Delete_Cookie('test', '/', '');
	}
	// if the Get_Cookie test fails, cookies 
	//are not enabled for this session.
	else
	{
	//	document.getElementById('message').innerHTML = 'Please enable cookies before accessing';
		cookie_set = false;
	}
}

function transformExternalAnchors()
{
	var i,a,f;
	if ( document.getElementsByTagName )
	{

		a = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
		i = 0;

		// for using in normal href tag, you you have to add: rel="external"
		// example: <a href="http://affiliate.dptsportsgroup.com" rel="external">Affiliate program</a>
		for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)
		{
			if ( a[i].getAttribute('href') && ( a[i].getAttribute("rel")=="external" ) )
			{
				a[i].target = "_blank";
			}
		} // for

		f = document.getElementsByTagName("form");
		i = 0;

		// for using in forms, you have to add in the form tag: title="external"
		// example: 		<form action=# id="frmId" title="external"></form>
		for(i=0;i<f.length;i++)
		{
			if ( f[i].getAttribute('action') && ( f[i].getAttribute("title")=="external" ) )
			{
				f[i].target = "_blank";
			}
		} // for
	} // if
} // transformExternalAnchors

window.onload = transformExternalAnchors;