    function getcookievalue(n)   {
      a = document.cookie;
      res = '';
      while(a != '') {
        while(a.substr(0,1) == ' ') { 
          a = a.substr(1,a.length);
        }
        cookiename = a.substring(0,a.indexOf('='));
        if(a.indexOf(';') != -1) {
          cookiewert = a.substring(a.indexOf('=')+1,a.indexOf(';'));
        } else { 
          cookiewert = a.substr(a.indexOf('=')+1,a.length);
        }
        if(n == cookiename) { 
          res = cookiewert;
        }
        i = a.indexOf(';')+1;
        if(i == 0) {
          i = a.length
        }
        a = a.substring(i,a.length);
      }
      return(res)
    }

    function checkLogin()   {
      if ( document.cookie )   {
        var wert = getcookievalue('VISITORID');
        if ( wert!='' )   {
          $('#logoutbutton').show();
          $('#loginbutton').hide();
        };
      };
    }

    function loadBanner()   {
      var randomnumber = Math.floor((Math.random()*3)+1);
      var url = document.location.href;
      url = url.substr(20);
      if ( url=='' || url=='index.htm' || url=='test.htm' )   {
        $.ajax({ url: '/_templates/banner/startseite/skyscraper'+randomnumber+'/top.html', cache: false, success: function(data){ $('#adtop1').html(data) }});
        $.ajax({ url: '/_templates/banner/startseite/skyscraper'+randomnumber+'/right.html', cache: false, success: function(data){ $('#adright').html(data) }});       
      } else {
        var pfad = url.split("/");
        var ok = false;
        switch ( pfad[0] )   {
          case 'fussball': ok=true; break;
          case 'handball': ok=true; break;
          case 'basketball': ok=true; break;
          case 'sport': ok=true; break;
          case 'panorama': ok=true; break;
        }
        if ( ok==true )   {
          $.ajax({ url: '/_templates/banner/'+pfad[0]+'/skyscraper'+randomnumber+'/top.html', complete: function(data){ $('#adtop1').html(data.responseText); }});
          $.ajax({ url: '/_templates/banner/'+pfad[0]+'/skyscraper'+randomnumber+'/right.html', complete: function(data){ $('#adright').html(data.responseText) }});
        }
      }
    }
