function RDM_openWindow(formName) {
	//alert(formName);
		// create string to be written to new window object
		var checkedCounter = 0;
		//alert("elements.length" + formName.elements.length);
		for (i = 0; i < formName.elements.length; i++) {
			//alert(formName.elements[i].name);
			if(formName.elements[i].name == "repeat" && formName.elements[i].checked) {
				setCookie("repeat", formName.elements[i].value);
				//alert(formName.elements[i].name);
				//alert(formName.elements[i].value);
			} else {
				if (formName.elements[i].checked && (formName.elements[i].name != "repeat")) {
					setCookie(checkedCounter++, formName.elements[i].value);
					//alert ("setCookie for " + formName.elements[i].value);
				}
			}
		}

		text = "Counter for setCookie: " + checkedCounter;
		//alert(text);
		deleteCookie("counter");
		setCookie("fileCount", checkedCounter);

		// create a window object
		window.open("frameset.htm", "framesetWindow", "left=50,top=50,width=500,height=500");
}

function getNextCookie() {
	
	counter = getCookie("counter");
	totalFiles = getCookie("fileCount");
	text = "Hi! totalFiles = " + totalFiles + "counter = " + counter;
	//alert(text);
	cookieName = getCookie(counter++);
	if (cookieName) {
		text = "Name: " + cookieName;
		setCookie("counter", counter);
	} else {
		text = "End of list reached";
		for (i = 0; i <= totalFiles; i++) {
			deleteCookie(i);
			loadFinal();
		}
	}
	//alert(text);
}

function loadNext() {
	counter = getCookie("counter");
	totalFiles = getCookie("fileCount");
	text = "loadNext() Hi! totalFiles = " + totalFiles + "counter = " + counter;
	//alert(text);
	cookieName = getCookie(counter++);
	//alert("cookieName: " + cookieName);
	if (counter <= totalFiles) {
	    //alert(this.parent.bottomFrame.location);
		this.parent.bottomFrame.location = cookieName;
		setCookie("counter", counter);
	} else {
		text = "End of list reached";
//		for (i = 0; i <= totalFiles; i++) {
//			deleteCookie(i);
//		}
		loadFinal();
	}
	//alert(text);
}

function loadFinal() {
	repeatFlag = getCookie("repeat");
	//alert("repeatFlag: " + repeatFlag);
	if (repeatFlag == "no") {
		this.parent.bottomFrame.location = "endOfPlaylist.htm";
	} else {
		replay();
	}
}

function replay() {
	//alert("Replay() reached...");
	counter = 0;
	setCookie("counter", counter);
	cookieName = getCookie(counter++);
	this.parent.bottomFrame.location = cookieName;
	setCookie("counter", counter);
}

// name - name of the cookie
// value - value of the cookie
// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)
// [path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document)
// [domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document)
// [secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure transmission
// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments
function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
  var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
      ((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
      ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
      ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
      ((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
  document.cookie = curCookie;
}

// name - name of the desired cookie
// * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist
function getCookie(name) {
  var dc = document.cookie;
  var prefix = name + "=";
  var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);
  if (begin == -1) {
    begin = dc.indexOf(prefix);
    if (begin != 0) return null;
  } else
    begin += 2;
  var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);
  if (end == -1)
    end = dc.length;
  return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
}

// name - name of the cookie
// [path] - path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
// [domain] - domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
// * path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit argument proceeds
function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) {
  if (getCookie(name)) {
    document.cookie = name + "=" + 
    ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
    ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
    "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
  }
}

// date - any instance of the Date object
// * hand all instances of the Date object to this function for "repairs"
function fixDate(date) {
  var base = new Date(0);
  var skew = base.getTime();
  if (skew > 0)
    date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
}