// Set a cookie:
function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
       var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
           ((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
           ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
           ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
           ((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
       document.cookie = curCookie;
     }
// Retrieve a cookie:
function getCookie(name) {
       var dc = document.cookie;
       var prefix = name + "=";
       var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);
       if (begin == -1) {
         begin = dc.indexOf(prefix);
         if (begin != 0) return null;
       } else
         begin += 2;
       var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);
       if (end == -1)
         end = dc.length;
       return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
     }
// Delete a cookie:
function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) {
       if (getCookie(name)) {
         document.cookie = name + "=" + 
         ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
         ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
         "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
       }
     }
//See if a cookie will be accepted
function AcceptCookie(){
  setCookie("tester","Test Value")
  value = getCookie("tester")
  if (value==null) 
     return false
  else {
     deleteCookie("tester")
     return true}
}//end AcceptCookie()

//See how many Items are stored:
function countItems(){
	for (i=1; i<30; i++){
		if (getCookie("Item"+i)==null) return i-1
	}
}