function checkcookie() {

}

// Writes the selected language into the cookie
// The cookie is set to be alive for one day!
function writecookie(value) {
   days = 1;
   var expdate = new Date(); 
   expdate.setTime(expdate.getTime() + days*24*60*60*1000); 
   document.cookie = "lang" + "=" + escape(value) + "; expires=" + expdate.toGMTString(); 
}