function trim(m) {return(m)}

		function getCounter() {
			var i, n, counter = 0;
			var wholeCookie = new String(document.cookie);
			var crumbs = wholeCookie.split(';');
			var counter = 0;
var step='start';
//alert( "wholeCookie="+wholeCookie );

			//if( crumbs.length<2 )  return( counter );			// at least one crumb for cart; may not have counter yet...
				
			for( i=0; i<crumbs.length; i++ ) {
					a = crumbs[i].split('=');
					if( a.length >= 1 )
						if( trim(a[0]) == "counter" ) {
							counter = parseInt(a[1]);
							if( isNaN(counter) ) counter=0; 
							break;
						}	
			}
			return( counter );		
		}								
				

	function nextCounter() {
		var n = getCounter();	
		n++;
		document.cookie = "counter="+n;
		return( n );
	}