function isCookiesEnabled (pstrPrefix) {  
  var pdatNow = new Date();
  var pstrCookie = pstrPrefix + "TestCookie=" + pdatNow;
  var pstrRetrievedCookie = "";

  document.cookie = pstrCookie;
  pstrRetrievedCookie = document.cookie;

  if (pstrRetrievedCookie == null) {
    return false;
  }

  if (pstrRetrievedCookie == "") {
    return false;
  }

  if (pstrRetrievedCookie.indexOf(pstrCookie) > -1) {     
    return true;
  }

  return false;
}