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;
}
/*
expire_time*24*60*60*1000
to make it for hours, 
delete * 24, for minutes, delete * 24 * 60
*/
function createCookie(name,value,expire_time) {
    if (expire_time) {
        var date = new Date();
        date.setTime(date.getTime()+(expire_time*60*60*1000));
        var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
    }
    else var expires = "";
    document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}

      var flashvars =

      {
        autostart:            'true',
        enablejs:             'true',
        javascriptid:         'y',
        file:                 'comments.flv',
        skin:                 '',
        image:                'none',
        menu:                 'false',        
        icons:                'false',
        controlbar:           'none',
        transparent:          'true',
        volume:               '80'
      };

      var params =
      {
        allowscriptaccess:    'always',
        wmode:                'transparent',
        bgcolor:              '#BFCFFF'        
      };
      
      var attributes =
      {
        id:                   'playerId',
        name:                 'playerId'
      };

if ( window.readCookie ) {
        // See if cookie has been set
        if (readCookie("NewUser")=="true") {
            flashvars.autostart = 'false';
           } else {
            flashvars.autostart = 'true';
        }
    } else {
            flashvars.autostart = 'true';
    }
    
swfobject.embedSWF('player.swf', 'player', '400', '223', '8', false, flashvars, params, attributes);
   // Disable Auto Play
    // - see if js function exist, the function should only exist on the pages you want to limit autoplay
    //
    if ( window.readCookie ) {
        // If cookie has not been set, then set it
        if (readCookie("NewUser")!="true") {
            createCookie("NewUser","true",1);    /* set to 1 minute for testing */

        }
    }