// Cookie code based on: http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
function createCookie(name,value,days) 
{
    if (days) 
    {
        var date = new Date();
        date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));
        var expires = "; expires=" + date.toGMTString();
    }
    else 
        var expires = "";

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

function 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 ePanelPopup(url, showCount) 
{
    var cookieName = 'ePanel';
    var cookieDuration = 14;  // days
    var cookieValue = readCookie(cookieName)

    if (cookieValue == null) cookieValue = 0;

    if (cookieValue < showCount) 
    {
        createCookie(cookieName, ++cookieValue, cookieDuration);
        window.open(url, "_blank", "menubar=no,width=800,height=600,scrollbars=yes");
    }
}