function Get_Cookie( check_name ) {
	// first we'll split this cookie up into name/value pairs
	// note: document.cookie only returns name=value, not the other components
	var a_all_cookies = document.cookie.split( ';' );
	var a_temp_cookie = '';
	var cookie_name = '';
	var cookie_value = '';
	var b_cookie_found = false; // set boolean t/f default f

	for ( i = 0; i < a_all_cookies.length; i++ )
	{
		// now we'll split apart each name=value pair
		a_temp_cookie = a_all_cookies[i].split( '=' );


		// and trim left/right whitespace while we're at it
		cookie_name = a_temp_cookie[0].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');

		// if the extracted name matches passed check_name
		if ( cookie_name == check_name )
		{
			b_cookie_found = true;
			// we need to handle case where cookie has no value but exists (no = sign, that is):
			if ( a_temp_cookie.length > 1 )
			{
				cookie_value = unescape( a_temp_cookie[1].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '') );
			}
			// note that in cases where cookie is initialized but no value, null is returned
			return cookie_value;
			break;
		}
		a_temp_cookie = null;
		cookie_name = '';
	}
	if ( !b_cookie_found )
	{
		return null;
	}
}


function Set_Cookie( name, value, expires, path, domain, secure )  {
    // set time, it's in milliseconds
    var today = new Date();
    today.setTime( today.getTime() );
    
    /*
    if the expires variable is set, make the correct
    expires time, the current script below will set
    it for x number of days, to make it for hours,
    delete * 24, for minutes, delete * 60 * 24
    */
    if ( expires )
    {
    expires = expires * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
    }
    var expires_date = new Date( today.getTime() + (expires) );
    
    document.cookie = name + "=" +escape( value ) +
    ( ( expires ) ? ";expires=" + expires_date.toGMTString() : "" ) +
    ( ( path ) ? ";path=" + path : "" ) +
    ( ( domain ) ? ";domain=" + domain : "" ) +
    ( ( secure ) ? ";secure" : "" );
}
			
    


function setSortBy(sb,ad) {
    //alert("setCookie:"+sb+" "+ad);
   var cookie_name="SORTBY";
   var cookie_value=sb+"|"+ad;
   Set_Cookie( cookie_name, cookie_value, '', '/cp/', '','');
   //alert("setCookie:"+cookie_name+" "+cookie_value);
} 



function setCurricFilter(cf) {
    //alert("setCurricFilter");
    Set_Cookie( 'CFIL', cf, '', '/cp/', '','');      
} 



function showTabs(show,numTabs)
{   
    var tString; 
    var showDiv
    var hideDiv
    
    
    setCurricFilter(show); // set the curricFilter

                           
    for (i=1; i<=numTabs; i++) {
    
        if (i == show)  {
            tString="whiteTab_"+i;
            showDiv=document.getElementById(tString);
            showDiv.style.display = '';		
              
            tString="grayTab_"+i;
            hideDiv=document.getElementById(tString);
            hideDiv.style.display = 'none';	
            
            
        }
        else  {
            tString="grayTab_"+i;
            showDiv=document.getElementById(tString);
            showDiv.style.display = '';		
            
            tString="whiteTab_"+i;
            hideDiv=document.getElementById(tString);
            hideDiv.style.display = 'none';	
        }
    }
}
  

function alterCursor(elementId, cursorType) {
    var myElement=document.getElementById(elementId);
    if (myElement) {
        myElement.style.cursor=cursorType;	
    }
}


function filterCurriculum(jn,cf) {
    
    var temp;    
               
    var url = 'filterCurriculum.cfm';
    
    var aCF=Get_Cookie( "CFIL" );
    
    
    var params = 'jn=' +jn+ '&curricFilter=' +aCF;
    //alert(params);
               
           
    /* ================== */    
    /* ==   FACULTY    == */    
    /* ================== */    
    try {
        temp=$F('facFilter');                
        params = params + '&facFilter=' + $F('facFilter');
        //alert("2 "+params);
    }
     catch(err)
    {
    }

    /* ================== */    
    /* ==    TOPIC     == */    
    /* ================== */    
    try {
        temp=$F('topicFilter');  
        params = params + '&topicFilter=' + $F('topicFilter') ;
       // alert("3 "+params);
    }
     catch(err)
    {
    }
    
    /* ================== */    
    /* ==   DISEASE    == */    
    /* ================== */    
    try{
        temp=$F('diseaseFilter'); 
        params = params + '&diseaseFilter=' + $F('diseaseFilter') ;
       // alert("6 "+params);
    }
    catch(err)
    {
    }
    //alert(params);
    var ajax = new Ajax.Updater({success: 'filterResult'},url,{method: 'get', parameters: params, onFailure: reportError});    
}





function sortCurriculum(sb,jn,ad,cf) {
        
    if(sb.length == 0) sb="CURRICULUM";
    setSortBy(sb,ad);
   
   var temp;
                       
    var url = 'filterCurriculum.cfm';
    
    var params = 'sortby='+sb+ '&jn=' +jn+ '&ascdesc=' +ad+ '&curricFilter=' +cf;
    //alert(params);
   

    /* ================== */    
    /* ==   FACULTY    == */    
    /* ================== */    
    try {
        temp=$F('facFilter');                
        params = params + '&facFilter=' + $F('facFilter');
        //alert("2 "+params);
    }
     catch(err)
    {
    }

    /* ================== */    
    /* ==    TOPIC     == */    
    /* ================== */    
    try {
        temp=$F('topicFilter');  
        params = params + '&topicFilter=' + $F('topicFilter') ;
       // alert("3 "+params);
    }
     catch(err)
    {
    }

    /* ================== */    
    /* ==   DISEASE    == */    
    /* ================== */    
    try{
        temp=$F('diseaseFilter'); 
        params = params + '&diseaseFilter=' + $F('diseaseFilter') ;
       // alert("6 "+params);
    }
    catch(err)
    {
    }
      //alert(params);  
   var ajax = new Ajax.Updater({success: 'filterResult'},url,{method: 'get', parameters: params, onFailure: reportError});

   
}
    

function reportError(request) {
    $F('filterResult') = "Error";
}
        
function filterFaculty(jn,cf) {
    
    var temp;    
               
    var url = 'filterFaculty.cfm';
    
    var params = 'jn=' +jn+ '&curricFilter=' +cf;
    //alert(params);    
           
   
    var ajax = new Ajax.Updater({success: 'facultyResult'},url,{method: 'get', parameters: params, onFailure: facultyError});    
}

function facultyError(request) {
    $F('facultyResult') = "Error";
}

function filterAddInfo(jn,cf) {
    
    var temp;    
               
    var url = 'filterAddInfo.cfm';
    
    
    var params = 'jn=' +jn+ '&curricFilter=' +cf;
    //alert(params);    
           
   
    var ajax = new Ajax.Updater({success: 'addInfoResult'},url,{method: 'get', parameters: params, onFailure: addInfoError});    
}

function addInfoError(request) {
    $F('addInfoResult') = "Error";
}

function filterCMEInfo(jn,cf) {
    
    var temp;    
               
    var url = 'filterCMEInfo.cfm';
    
    
    var params = 'jn=' +jn+ '&curricFilter=' +cf;
    //alert(params);    
           
   
    var ajax = new Ajax.Updater({success: 'cmeInfoResult'},url,{method: 'get', parameters: params, onFailure: cmeInfoError});    
}

function cmeInfoError(request) {
    $F('cmeInfoResult') = "Error";
}