function Set_Cookie(name,value,expires,path,domain,secure){
var today = new Date();
today.setTime( today.getTime() );

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){
	if (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";
}

//Delete_Cookie('remoteAuthentication', '/', '') 

//does the cookie exist
function checkCookie(nameofCookie){
	if (!Get_Cookie(nameofCookie)){
		//if not have you come from matrix
		var str = '';
		
		if (document.referrer){
			str = document.referrer;
		}
		var pos=str.indexOf("matrixgroup.net");
		if (pos == -1)
		{
			// need to get the page that you are on
			var sURL = window.document.URL.toString();
			var refererString = sURL.slice(7,sURL.length);
			//var refererString = 'demonstration.dev.matrixgroup.net/james/htmltest.html'
			window.location = 'https://iuoe.matrixgroup.net/?fa=mq&referer='+refererString
			//window.location = 'http://iuoe.dev.matrixgroup.net/?fa=mq&referer='+refererString
			
		}
		else{
			//set the cookie
			urlVars = getUrlVars()
			
			if (urlVars['kc'] == 1){
				
				cookieExpireTime = 5000;
			}
			
			else {
				cookieExpireTime = 1;
			}
			Set_Cookie(nameofCookie, '1', cookieExpireTime, '/', '', '');
		}
	}
	
}


function getUrlVars() {
	var map = {};
	var parts = window.location.href.replace(/[?&]+([^=&]+)=([^&]*)/gi, function(m,key,value) {
		map[key] = value;
	});
	return map;
}