/*
	HelpSmith Web Help System 1.2
	Copyright (c) 2008 Divcom Software
	http://www.helpsmith.com/
*/

function PreloadImages() {
	var d = document;
	if (d.images) {                          
		var imageArray = new Array();
		var a = PreloadImages.arguments;
		for (var i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
			imageArray[i] = new Image;
			imageArray[i].src = a[i];			
		}
	}
}

function setCookie(name, value, expiredays) {
	var exdate = new Date();
	exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate() + expiredays);
	document.cookie = escape(name) + '=' + escape(value) +
		((expiredays) ? '; expires=' + exdate.toGMTString() : '');
} 

function getCookie(name) { 
	var e_name = escape(name);
	var value = '';
	if (document.cookie.length > 0) {
		var start = document.cookie.indexOf(e_name + '=');
		if (start >= 0) {
			start = start + (e_name + '=').length;
			var end = document.cookie.indexOf(';', start);
			if (end < 0) end = document.cookie.length;
			value = unescape(document.cookie.substring(start, end));
		}
	}
	return value;
}

function compareStrings(s1, s2) {
	if (s1 < s2) { 
		return -1;
	}
	else if (s1 > s2) {
		return 1;
	}
	else {
		return 0;
	}
}