// Safely adds to the document's onLoad event.
function addLoadEvent(func) {
	var ssArray = "";
	var oldonload = window.onload;
	if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {
		window.onload = func;
	} else {
		window.onload = function() {
			oldonload();
			func();
		}
	}
}

// Function that takes a String URL and sets the parent's location to the URL
function goToPage(obj) {
	if (obj.value != "void" && obj.value != null && obj.value != "") {
		parent.location =obj.value;
	}
}

// Generic pop up window function the window features are passed from the parent page
function openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) {
	window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}

// Function that takes in a name, reads that name from a cookie, and returns the value of that name.
function readCookie(name) {
	var cookies = document.cookie;
	var start = cookies.indexOf(name + "=");
	if (start == -1) return null;
	start = cookies.indexOf("=", start) + 1;
	var end = cookies.indexOf(";", start);
	if (end == -1) end = cookies.length;
	var value = unescape(cookies.substring(start, end));
	return value;
}