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> Dan Muey wrote:
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Randal L. Schwartz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 12:33 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: Test if browser's allows cookies/has them turned
> > > onetc..
> > >
> > >
> > > >>>>> "Dan" == Dan Muey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > >
> > > Dan> As much as I hate to do stuff that requires cookies,
> there is a
> > > Dan> project I'm doing that requires cookies.
> > >
> > > This should have been on [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead. More
> > > experts there about this stuff.
> > >
> > > Having said that, you should read my "basic cookie management"
> > > column at
> > > <http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/WebTechniques/col61.html>.
> >
> > > I'm told that code was made into a module, but I can't
> seem to find
> > > that reference now.
> >
> > Cool, that's pretty much the method I was using so I guess I'm not
> > crazy! I agree with your sentiments about cookies in the article. I
> > try to avoid them when ever possible but this one app will require
> > them, either that or I have to make sure the data is passed
> in every
> > invokation of the script via link or form which might just be worth
> > the trouble.
>
> YES!! It definitely is worth the trouble, and it is not that
> much trouble, if your routing is well-designed. I haven't
> used the CGI module much, but I can tell you that <input
> type="hidden" name="info_tag" value="whatever is currently
> useful for this stage"> works quite well, and should be
> returned as $cgi_object->param{'nfo_tag'}.
>
> Much better than playing with your audience's file system.
>
True, the only thing I can't seem to do is this:
Say you have super duper shopping system, that passes shopperid=123456 around
in every single form and link so that their cart and whatever info 123456 refers to is
available.
Now how can you have a link to the shopping cart from a static page unrelated to the
cart, or what if your shopper leaves the site for soemthign else and comes back, or
how could they shut their browser down and restart up again, all of those situations
and still keep their info all along?
Perhaps, pass the number around and if it is not available(IE one of the above
situatios) check for a cookie and if there is no cookie try to set one and simply tell
them they need cookies for their session to be remembered?
Cool?
> Joseph
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