function getvalues()
{

	c_val = getCookie("sicbcinquiry");
	
	if(!c_val)
	{
		bcnumber = "";
		bank = "";
		place = ""
		zip = "";
		swift = "";
		entriespp = "10"
		return true;
	}
	else
	{
		valAr = c_val.split("}~{");
		var bcnumber = valAr[0].split("=");
		var bank = valAr[1].split("=");
		var place = valAr[2].split("=");
		var zip = valAr[3].split("=");
		var swift = valAr[4].split("=");
		var entriespp = valAr[5].split("=");
	}
	
	document.forms['bcnumberinquiry'].bcnr.value = bcnumber[1];
	document.forms['bcnumberinquiry'].bank.value = bank[1];
	document.forms['bcnumberinquiry'].ort.value = place[1];
	document.forms['bcnumberinquiry'].plz.value = zip[1];
	document.forms['bcnumberinquiry'].swiftadr.value = swift[1];
	for(i=0;i<(document.forms['bcnumberinquiry'].anzahl.length);i++)
	{
		if(document.forms['bcnumberinquiry'].anzahl[i].value==entriespp[1])
			document.forms['bcnumberinquiry'].anzahl[i].checked = true;
	}

}


function setvalues()
{
	// cookie expires in one year (actually, 365 days)
	// 365 days in a year
	// 24 hours in a day
	// 60 minutes in an hour
	// 60 seconds in a minute
	// 1000 milliseconds in a second
	
	var now = new Date();
	now.setTime(now.getTime() + 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
	var c_val="";

	// set the cookie
	c_val = "bcnumber=" + document.forms['bcnumberinquiry'].bcnr.value;
	c_val += "}~{bank=" + document.forms['bcnumberinquiry'].bank.value;
	c_val += "}~{place=" + document.forms['bcnumberinquiry'].ort.value;
	c_val += "}~{zip=" + document.forms['bcnumberinquiry'].plz.value;
	c_val += "}~{swift=" + document.forms['bcnumberinquiry'].swiftadr.value;
	for(i=0;i<(document.forms['bcnumberinquiry'].anzahl.length);i++)
	{
		if(document.forms['bcnumberinquiry'].anzahl[i].checked == "1")
			c_val += "}~{entriespp=" + document.forms['bcnumberinquiry'].anzahl[i].value;		
	}
	
	setCookie("sicbcinquiry",c_val,"" , "/");
	
	return true;
}


// name - name of the cookie
// value - value of the cookie
// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)
// [path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document)
// [domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document)
// [secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure transmission
// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments
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;
}

// name - name of the desired cookie
// * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist
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));
}

// name - name of the cookie
// [path] - path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
// [domain] - domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
// * path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit argument proceeds
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";
	}
}

// date - any instance of the Date object
// * hand all instances of the Date object to this function for "repairs"
function fixDate(date)
{
	var base = new Date(0);
	var skew = base.getTime();
	if (skew > 0)
		date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
}