function createCookie() {
	var theprefix = '';
	var theurl = '';
	
	if (navigator.appName == 'Netscape') {
		theurl = document.URL;
	} else {
		theurl = document.location.href;
	}
	
	if (theurl.indexOf('sl_ari') > 0) {
		theprefix = "ari";
		form = "login";
		uname = "username";
		pass = "password";
		serv = "service_selection";
	}
		
	//COOKIE NAME
	var cookie_name_user = theprefix + 'username=';
	var cookie_name_pass = theprefix + 'password=';
	var cookie_name_serv = theprefix + 'service=';
	
	//COOKIE VALUE
	var cookie_value_user = document.getElementById(uname).value + ";";
	var cookie_value_pass = document.getElementById(pass).value + ";";
	var cookie_value_serv = document.getElementById(serv).value + ";";
	
	//EXPIRES
	var date = new Date();
	date.setTime(date.getTime() + (1000 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
	var expires = 'expires=' + date.toGMTString() + ';';
	
	if (document.getElementById('remember').checked == true) {	
		//SET COOKIES
		document.cookie = cookie_name_user + cookie_value_user + expires;
		document.cookie = cookie_name_pass + cookie_value_pass + expires;
		document.cookie = cookie_name_serv + cookie_value_serv + expires;
	} else {
		//DELETE COOKIES
		document.cookie = cookie_name_user + cookie_value_user + 'expires=Mon, 5 Feb 1974 01:00:00 UTC;';
		document.cookie = cookie_name_pass + cookie_value_pass + 'expires=Mon, 5 Feb 1974 01:00:00 UTC;';
		document.cookie = cookie_name_serv + cookie_value_serv + 'expires=Mon, 5 Feb 1974 01:00:00 UTC;';
	}
}

function readCookie(name){
	var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++){
			var c = ca[i];
				while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
					if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
	return null;
}