function setCookie( name, value, expires, path, domain, secure )
{

var today = new Date();
today.setTime( today.getTime() );

if ( expires )
{
expires = expires * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
}
var expires_date = new Date( today.getTime() + (expires) );

document.cookie = name + "=" +escape( value ) +
( ( expires ) ? ";expires=" + expires_date.toGMTString() : "" ) +
( ( path ) ? ";path=" + path : "" ) +
( ( domain ) ? ";domain=" + domain : "" ) +
( ( secure ) ? ";secure" : "" );
}

function validate_required(field,alerttxt)
{
with (field)
  {
  if (value==null||value=="")
    {
    alert(alerttxt);return false;
    }
  else
    {
    return true;
    }
  }
}

function validate_form(thisform)
{
with (thisform)
  {
  if (validate_required(tvgRegion,"Region must be set!")==false)
  {tvgRegion.focus();return false;}
  
  if (validate_required(tvgBroadcaster,"Channels must be set!")==false)
  {tvgBroadcaster.focus();return false;}
  
  }
}

function setListingCookie()
{
	var Region = document.getElementById('region').value;
	var Broadcaster = document.getElementById('platform').value;
	setCookie('tvgRegion', Region, 28, '', '', '');
	setCookie('tvgBroadcaster', Broadcaster, 28, '', '', '');
}

function setSecondListingCookie()
{
	var Region = document.getElementById('secondRegion').value;
	var Broadcaster = document.getElementById('secondPlatform').value;
	setCookie('tvgRegion', Region, 28, '', '', '');
	setCookie('tvgBroadcaster', Broadcaster, 28, '', '', '');
}