--- trunk2/out/js/cookies.js	2004/10/29 19:22:55	553
+++ trunk2/out/js/cookies.js	2004/10/29 22:05:51	554
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 function get_cookie(name) {
+	var no_val = '';
+	// uncomment following line to get old behaviour null on no cookie
+	//no_val = null;
+
 	var start = document.cookie.indexOf(name+"=");
 	var len = start+name.length+1;
-	if ((!start) && (name != document.cookie.substring(0,name.length))) return null;
-	if (start == -1) return null;
+	if ((!start) && (name != document.cookie.substring(0,name.length))) return no_val;
+	if (start == -1) return no_val;
 	var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";",len);
 	if (end == -1) end = document.cookie.length;
 	return unescape(document.cookie.substring(len,end));