function mkcookie(action, name, value)
{
	//document.getElementById('dark_msg_overlay').style.display = "block";

	//erstellen des requests
	var req = null;

	try
	{
		req = new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	catch (ms)
	{
		try
		{
			req = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
		} 
		catch (nonms)
		{
			try
			{
				req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
			} 
			catch (failed)
			{
				req = null;
			}
		}  
	}

	if (req == null)
	{
		alert("Error creating request object!");
	}

	req.open("GET", 'http://' + window.location.hostname + '/langenthal/wGlobal/scripts/cookie/cookie.php?action=' + action + '&name=' + name + '&value=' + value, true);

	//Beim abschliessen des request wird diese Funktion ausgeführt
	req.onreadystatechange = function()
	{            
		switch(req.readyState)
		{
			case 4:
				if(req.status!=200)
				{
					alert("Fehler:"+req.status); 
				}else
				{    
					if(req.responseText == 'true ')
					{
						return true;
					}
					else
					{
						return false;
					}
				}
			break;
			
			default:
				return false;
			break;     
		}
	}

	req.setRequestHeader("Content-Type",
	"application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
	req.send(null);
}