<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!-- // 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" : ""); 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 dc = document.cookie; var prefix = name + "="; var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix); if (begin == -1) { begin = dc.indexOf(prefix); if (begin != 0) return null; } else begin += 2; var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin); if (end == -1) end = dc.length; return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end)); } // name - name of the cookie // [path] - path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie) // [domain] - domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie) // * path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit argument proceeds function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) { if (getCookie(name)) { document.cookie = name + "=" + ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") + ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") + "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT"; } } // date - any instance of the Date object // * hand all instances of the Date object to this function for "repairs" function fixDate(date) { var base = new Date(0); var skew = base.getTime(); if (skew > 0) date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew); } // --> </SCRIPT>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!-- // create an instance of the Date object var now = new Date(); // fix the bug in Navigator 2.0, Macintosh fixDate(now); // cookie expires in one year (actually, 365 days) // 365 days in a year // 24 hours in a day // 60 minutes in an hour // 60 seconds in a minute // 1000 milliseconds in a second now.setTime(now.getTime() + 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000); var visits = getCookie("counter"); // if the cookie wasn't found, this is your first visit if (!visits) { visits = 1; // the value for the new cookie document.write("By the way, this is your first time here."); } else { // increment the counter visits = parseInt(visits) + 1; document.write("By the way, you have been here " + visits + " times."); } // set the new cookie setCookie("counter", visits, now); // --> </SCRIPT>