Pastetool #118

// Example:

// writeCookie("myCookie", "my name", 24);

// Stores the string "my name" in the cookie "myCookie" which expires after 24 hours.

function writeCookie(name, value, hours)

{

  var expire = "";

  if(hours != null)

  {

    expire = new Date((new Date()).getTime() + hours * 3600000);

    expire = "; expires=" + expire.toGMTString();

  }

  document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value) + expire;

}