function getLanguageCookie() {
  var results = document.cookie.match ( '(^|;) ?' + "language" + '=([^;]*)(;|$)' );

  if (results) 
    return unescape(results[2]);
  else
    return null;
}

function setLanguageOption() {

    var cookieLanguage = getLanguageCookie();

    if (cookieLanguage != null) {
      for (var i=0; i < document.forms[0].language.length; i++) {
  	if (document.forms[0].language[i].value == cookieLanguage) {
  		document.forms[0].language[i].selected = true;
  	}
      }    
    }
}

function writeLayer(ID, sText) {
	if (document.layers) {
		var oLayer = document.layers[ID].document;
		oLayer.open();
		oLayer.write(sText);
		oLayer.close();
	}
	else if (parseInt(navigator.appVersion)>=5&&navigator.appName=="Netscape") {
		document.getElementById(ID).innerHTML = sText;
	}
	else if (document.all) document.all[ID].innerHTML = sText
} 

function setLanguageCookie() {
  var languageSelected = document.forms[0].language.options[document.forms[0].language.selectedIndex].value
  var cookieString = "language=" + escape(languageSelected);
  document.cookie = cookieString;
}