function createCookie(name,value,days)
{
	if (days)
	{
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
	else var expires = "";
	document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	alert('The value of the cookie is ' + readCookie(name));
}

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;
}

function eraseCookie(name)
{
	createCookie(name,"",-1);
}

function saveIt(name,dollars)
{
	var x = dollars;
	if (!dollars)
		alert('Please fill in a value in the input box.');
	else
		createCookie(name,dollars,7);
		//document.location.reload()
		alert('Cookie saved');
}

function readIt(name)
{
	alert('The value of the cookie is ' + readCookie(name));
}

function eraseIt(name)
{
	eraseCookie(name);
	alert('Cookie erased');
}

// function init()
// { 
// 	 for (var i=1;i<3;i++)
//  	{
//		 var x = readCookie('currency' + i);
//		 if (x) alert('Cookie currency' + i + '\nthat you set on a previous visit, is still active.\nIts value is ' + x);
//	 }
// }