function utils_getDate() {


    return new Date();

}

function utils_getObjectRefernceByName(objectName) {

    return document.getElementById(objectName);
    /*
        if ( window.document[objectName] ) {
            return window.document[objectName];
        }
	
        if ( navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft Internet")==-1 ) {
            if (document.embeds && document.embeds[objectName]) {
                return document.embeds[objectName];
            } else {
                return document.getElementById(objectName);
            }
        } else {
            return document.getElementById(objectName);
        }
    */
}

function utils_createCookie(name, value, days) {
    var expires = "";

    if (days) {
        var date = new Date();
        date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
        expires = "; expires=" + date.toGMTString();
    }

    document.cookie = name + "=" + value + expires + "; path=/";
}


function utils_readCookie(name) {
    var nameEQ = name + "=";
    var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
    for (var i = 0; i < ca.length; i++) {
        var c = ca[i];
        while (c.charAt(0) == ' ') c = c.substring(1, c.length);
        if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length, c.length);
    }
    return null;
}

function utils_eraseCookie(name) {
    utils_createCookie(name, "", -1);
}

function utils_getNavigator() {
	return navigator.appName + " " + navigator.appVersion;
}

function utils_testCookie() {
    var cookie_set = false;

    utils_createCookie( 'test', 'none', '', '/', '', '' );
    if ( utils_readCookie( 'test' ) ) {
        cookie_set = true;
        utils_eraseCookie('test', '/', '');
    }

    return cookie_set;
}