function GetCartVal(cookieName) {
    var theCookie = " " + document.cookie;
    var ind = theCookie.indexOf(" " + cookieName + "=");
    if (ind == -1) ind = theCookie.indexOf(";" + cookieName + "=");
    if (ind == -1 || cookieName == "") return "";
    var ind1 = theCookie.indexOf(";", ind + 1);
    if (ind1 == -1) ind1 = theCookie.length;
    return unescape(theCookie.substring(ind + cookieName.length + 2, ind1));
}

function GetCartCount(cookieName) {
var cartVal = GetCartVal(cookieName);
var cartCount = 0;
if (cartVal != null) {
    var itemLength = cartVal.indexOf('&');
    for (var i = 0; i < itemLength; i++)
        if (cartVal.charAt(i) == '#')
        cartCount++;
}
return cartCount;
}