function addToCart( cartID, obj, nextstep )
	{	
		//this will get the qty elements to see if we need to add item to cart for cart number display.
		ReadForm('#add_to_cart');
		
		$( '#nextstep' ).attr( 'value', nextstep );
		$( '#'+cartID ).submit();
		
		return false;
	}
	
	function getCartItems(count){
		createCookie('cart_items',count,14);
	 	document.getElementById('my_itemCount').innerHTML = count;
	}
	
	function clearCart(){
		eraseCookie('cart_items');
		createCookie('cart_items','0',14);
		getCartItems('0');
	}
	
	function ReadForm (theForm) {
	var elems = document.forms[0].elements;
	var str = 'Form : ' + theForm.name + '\n';
	for (var ix=0; ix < elems.length; ix++) {
    	var elem = elems[ix]; 
    	if(elem.value > 0){
   	 		increaseCart();
   	 	}
	}
	}
	
	function increaseCart(){
		//get count of existing items if there
		if(readCookie('cart_items') > 0){
			var new_count = Math.round(readCookie('cart_items'),2);
			new_count = (new_count + 1);
			createCookie('cart_items',new_count,14);
		}
		else{
			createCookie('cart_items',1,14);
		}
	}
	
	function displayCart(){
	 	var new_count = Math.round(readCookie('cart_items'),2);
	 	document.getElementById('my_itemCount').innerHTML = new_count;
	}
	
	function changeProductDetailDescription( itemNumber )
	{
		$.get(
			"/product-detail/"+itemNumber+"/xml/",
			function(xml, status) {

				var img = $('itemimage', xml).text();
				var txt = $('name', xml).text();
				var dsc = $('description', xml).text();
				
				if( $.trim( img ) != '' && $.trim( txt ) != '' && $.trim( dsc ) != '' ){
					$('#innerleft_top').html( '<img src="'+img+'" alt="'+txt+'" />' );
					$('#innerleft_middle').html( txt );
					$('#innerleft_bottom').html( dsc );
				}

			},
			"xml"
		); //close $.get(
	}

	function createCookie(name,value,days) {
	if (days) {
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
	else var expires = "";
	document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}

function readCookie(name) {
	var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
	for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
		var c = ca[i];
		while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
		if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
	}
	return null;
}

function eraseCookie(name) {
	createCookie(name,"",-1);
}