var months = ["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October",
              "November","December"];

function getElement(id) {
	var obj;
	if(document.getElementById) {
		obj = document.getElementById(id);
		if (obj)
			return obj;
		else
			return false;
	}
	else {
		obj = document.all[id];
	}
}

function repeat(s, n) {
    var a = [];
    while(a.length < n)
        a.push(s);

    return a.join('');
}

// where the cookie crumbles...

function setCookie(c_name,value,expiredays) {
    var exdate=new Date();
    exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate()+expiredays);
    document.cookie=c_name+ "=" +escape(value)+
    ((expiredays==null) ? "" : ";expires="+exdate.toUTCString());
}

function getCookie(c_name) {
    if (document.cookie.length > 0) {
        c_start=document.cookie.indexOf(c_name + "=");
        if (c_start!=-1) {
            c_start=c_start + c_name.length+1;
            c_end=document.cookie.indexOf(";",c_start);
            if (c_end==-1) c_end=document.cookie.length;
            return unescape(document.cookie.substring(c_start,c_end));
        }
    }
    return "";
}

function setSelectItem(selID, idx) {
    var prefix = "ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_";
    if (selID.indexOf(prefix) == -1)
        selID = prefix + selID;
    var elem = getElement(selID);
    if (elem) {
        elem.selectedIndex = idx;
    }
}