function openPlayer(asset)
{
	//alert("Trying to open player " + asset + "; hasCookie=" + hasCookie);
	if (hasCookie==1) {
		thelink = "/streamingmedia/ASSET_" + asset + "_" + cPlayer + ".shtml";
	} else {
		thelink = "/streamingmedia/mediaplayer.shtml?asset=" + escape(asset);
	}
	//alert("Link: " + thelink);
	mediaWin = window.open(thelink,'media','width=650,height=500,scrollbars=no,resizeable=no');
}

function forwardToAsset(assetStr)
{
	if (assetStr == null) {
		//get the asset parameter and forward to appropriate player
		//assumes asset is the only parameter [i.e. "mediaplayer.shtml?asset=ali"]
		assetStr = location.search.slice(1).split("=")[1];
	}
	newloc = "/streamingmedia/ASSET_" + assetStr + "_" + cPlayer + ".shtml?asset=" + escape(assetStr);
	location.href = newloc;
}

function eatCookie(player)
{
	document.cookie = "locations=" + escape("cPlayer="+player)+";expires=Monday, 04-Apr-2010 05:00:00 GMT;";
	cPlayer = player;
	opener.cPlayer = player;
	hasCookie = 1;
	opener.hasCookie = 1;
	//alert("Just set hasCookie=" + hasCookie);
}
	
var allcookies = document.cookie;
var exist = allcookies.indexOf("locations=");
var hasCookie = 1;
var cPlayer;
if (exist != -1)
{
	var start = exist+10;
	var end = allcookies.indexOf(";",start);
	if (end == -1) end= allcookies.length;
	var value = allcookies.substring(start,end);
	value= unescape(value);
	var playr = value.split("=");
	cPlayer = playr[1];
} else {
	hasCookie = 0;
}
//alert("Just started page; hasCookie=" + hasCookie);