var save_form_data = function(user_input,assgn_id,phrase_id)
{
  createCookie('assgn'+assgn_id+user_input.name,user_input.value,1);
//  alert(user_input.type);
//  alert(user_input.name);
//  alert(user_input.value);
  new Ajax.Request('save_form.php',{
//  new Ajax.Updater('save_tmp','save_form.php',{
                        method: 'get',
                        parameters: { assgn: assgn_id, phraseid: phrase_id },
                        onFailure: function(){ alert('Something went wrong...') },
                        evalScripts: true
                    });
}


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

var readCookie = function (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;
}

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