function setCompatibilityCookie(name, value, expiredays) {

                var expires = '';
                var date = new Date();
                date.setTime(date.getTime() + (expiredays * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
                alert(date);
                expires = '; expires=' + date.toUTCString();

                var path = '; path=' + '';
                var domain = '; domain=' + '';
                var secure = '';

                document.cookie = [name, '=', encodeURIComponent(value), expires, path, domain, secure].join('');
            }

            function getCookie(name) {
                var cookieValue = null;
                if(document.cookie && document.cookie !== '') {
                    var cookies = document.cookie.split(';');
                    for(var i = 0; i < cookies.length; i++) {
                        var cookie = jQuery.trim(cookies[i]);
                         if (cookie.substring(0, name.length + 1) == (name + '=')) {
                            cookieValue = decodeURIComponent(cookie.substring(name.length + 1));
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                }
                return cookieValue;
            }