function Get_Cookie( name ) 
	{
		
		var start = document.cookie.indexOf( name + "=" );
		var len = start + name.length + 1;
		if ( ( !start ) && ( name != document.cookie.substring( 0, name.length ) ) )
		{
			return null;
		}
		if ( start == -1 ) return null;
		var end = document.cookie.indexOf( ";", len );
		if ( end == -1 ) end = document.cookie.length;
		return unescape( document.cookie.substring( len, end ) );
	}
	
	function Set_Cookie( name, value, expires, path, domain, secure ) 
	{
		// set time, it's in milliseconds
		var today = new Date();
		today.setTime( today.getTime() );

		if ( expires )
		{
			expires = expires * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
		}
		//alert( 'today ' + today.toGMTString() );// this is for testing purpose only
		var expires_date = new Date( today.getTime() + (expires) );
		//alert('expires ' + expires_date.toGMTString());// this is for testing purposes only
	
		document.cookie = name + "=" +escape( value ) +
			( ( expires ) ? ";expires=" + expires_date.toGMTString() : "" ) + //expires.toGMTString()
			( ( path ) ? ";path=" + path : "" ) + 
			( ( domain ) ? ";domain=" + domain : "" ) +
			( ( secure ) ? ";secure" : "" );
	}
	
	// this deletes the cookie when called
	function Delete_Cookie( name, path, domain ) 
	{
		if ( Get_Cookie( name ) ) document.cookie = name + "=" +
			( ( path ) ? ";path=" + path : "") +
			( ( domain ) ? ";domain=" + domain : "" ) +
			";expires=Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:01 GMT";
	}

	function cookies_en()
	{
		expires ='';
		Set_Cookie( 'cookie_test', 'it_worked' , expires, '', '', '' );
		if ( Get_Cookie( 'cookie_test' ) )
		{
			return true;
		}
		else 
		{
			return false;
		}
	}

	if( cookies_en() == false )
	{
		document.location = '/help/supported_clients.php';
	}