// 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 prefix = name + "=";
  var cookieStartIndex = document.cookie.indexOf(prefix);
  if (cookieStartIndex == -1)
    return null;
  var cookieEndIndex = document.cookie.indexOf(";", cookieStartIndex + prefix.length);
  if (cookieEndIndex == -1)
    cookieEndIndex = document.cookie.length;
  return unescape(document.cookie.substring(cookieStartIndex + prefix.length, cookieEndIndex));
}

// 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);
}

var now = new Date();
fixDate(now);
now.setTime(now.getTime() + 1 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000); //+ (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 1));   in millesconds (mil - s - m - h -  d ) = 1 day
var visits = 0 + getCookie("popCount");
//alert("Visits=" + visits);
if (visits < 999) {
 window.open('popup.html','popup','toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,location=no,statusbar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=600,height=700,top=0,left=0');
// parent.focus();
} 
visits ++;
setCookie("popCount", visits, now, "/");