function winLauncher(url,winName,features){
  birth=window.open(url,winName,features);
  birth.focus();
 }

function openWindow(url,winName,features) {
  popupWin = window.open(url,winName,features);
}

function getcookie(cookiename) {
 var cookiestring=""+document.cookie;
 var index1=cookiestring.indexOf(cookiename);
 if (index1==-1 || cookiename=="") return ""; 
 var index2=cookiestring.indexOf(';',index1);
 if (index2==-1) index2=cookiestring.length; 
 return unescape(cookiestring.substring(index1+cookiename.length+1,index2));
}