function saveApp( expireDays, docUNID ) {
	//get appropriate UNID
	var cookieName = "ECEApplication=";
	//alert( "Application UNID = " + docUNID );
	if ( expireDays != 0 ) {
		var expDate = new Date();
		//sets expiration date
		expDate.setUTCDate( expDate.getUTCDate() + expireDays );
		//save long term cookie with notification to user
		document.cookie = cookieName + docUNID + "; expires=" + expDate.toGMTString() + "; path=/main";
		alert( "Application Saved" );
	} else {
		//save session cookie
		document.cookie = cookieName + docUNID + "; path=/main";
	}
}

function loadApp() {
	var cookieName = "ECEApplication=";
	var cookies = document.cookie;
	var pos = cookies.indexOf( cookieName );
	if ( pos >= 0 ) {
		var start = pos + cookieName.length;
		var end = cookies.indexOf( ";", start );
		if ( end < 0 ) {
			end = cookies.length;
		}
		return cookies.substring( start, end );
	}
	return "";
}