caution=true;
var _expiring_date=new Date();
_expiring_date.setYear(_expiring_date.getYear()+2);
// name - name of the cookie
// value - value of the cookie
// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)
// [path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document)
// [domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document)
// [secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure transmission
// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments
function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
        var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
                ((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
                ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
                ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
                ((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
        if (!caution || (name + "=" + escape(value)).length <= 4000)
                document.cookie = curCookie;
        else
                if (confirm("Cookie exceeds 4KB and will be cut!"))
                        document.cookie = curCookie;
}

// name - name of the desired cookie
// * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist
function getCookie(name) {
        var prefix = name + "=";
        var cookieStartIndex = document.cookie.indexOf(prefix);
        if (cookieStartIndex == -1)
                return null;
        var cookieEndIndex = document.cookie.indexOf(";", cookieStartIndex + prefix.length);
        if (cookieEndIndex == -1)
                cookieEndIndex = document.cookie.length;
        return unescape(document.cookie.substring(cookieStartIndex + prefix.length, cookieEndIndex));
}
function openPop(urlAddress,w,h) {
	var _cookieVal=getCookie("1IDCOOK");
	if (!_cookieVal)
	{
		document.itemSpec=window.open(urlAddress, "1POPUP", "width=" + w + ",height=" + h + ",scrollbars=no,screenX=0,screenY=0,resize=no,resizable=yes");
		//document.itemSpec.moveTo(0,0);
		document.itemSpec.focus();
		
		setCookie("1IDCOOK",'true');
	}
	
}