Thank me if it works ;-)
Bryan Stevenson B.Comm.
VP & Director of E-Commerce Development
Electric Edge Systems Group Inc.
t. 250.920.8830
e. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Macromedia Associate Partner
www.macromedia.com
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Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group
Founder & Director
www.cfug-vancouverisland.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gabriel Robichaud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: cookie detection
> wow.. thanks!!
>
> !!!!!
> * *
> |___|
>
> Gabriel
>
> Bryan Stevenson wrote:
> > OK..here goes...not makin any claims...but this works fine for the site
it's
> > on.
> >
> > The site has an index.cfm file which uses a varaiable (pg) to include
the
> > appropriate content (pretty simple template framework).
> >
> > CODE AT TOP OF INDEX.CFM FILE (not in Application.cfm):
> >
> > <!--- test for existence of the test cookie to ensure cookies are
> > enabled--->
> > <cfif NOT IsDefined("Cookie.CookieTest") AND NOT
> > IsDefined("URL.StopCookieTest")>
> > <cfinclude template="cookie_test.cfm">
> > <!--- the abort is only needed if the user is sent to the disabled
cookie
> > notification page --->
> > <cfif NOT Len(CGI.HTTP_Cookie) OR IsDefined("URL.StopCookieTest")>
> > <cfabort>
> > </cfif>
> > </cfif>
> >
> > CODE FOR COOKIE_TEST.CFM (pass yer own URL vars):
> >
> > <!--- test for existence of the test cookie --->
> > <cfif NOT IsDefined("Cookie.CookieTest")>
> > <!--- set test cookie --->
> > <cfcookie name="CookieTest" value="1">
> > <!--- redirect to second cookie test page to verify cookie was
set --->
> > <cfoutput>
> > <cfheader name="location"
> > value="cookie_test2.cfm?pg=#pg#&lang=#lang#&tid=#tid#">
> > <cfheader statuscode="302" statustext="Moved temporarily">
> > </cfoutput>
> > </cfif>
> >
> > CODE FOR COOKIE_TEST2.cfm (again use yer own URL vars):
> >
> > <!--- Cookies are not enabled --->
> > <cfif NOT Len(CGI.HTTP_Cookie)>
> > <cflocation
> >
url="index.cfm?pg=cookie_test_disabled&lang=#lang#&tid=#tid#&StopCookieTest=
> > 1">
> > <cfelse>
> > <cflocation
> > url="index.cfm?pg=#pg#&lang=#lang#&tid=#tid#&StopCookieTest=1">
> > </cfif>
> >
> >
> > A few things to note:
> > 1) This must run BEFORE any other cookies are set or the
> > Len(CGI.HTTP_Cookie) above will get fouled
> > 2) For us this runs so fast that you don't even see it happen
> > 3) You need to make your own cookie_test_disabled file outside of this
test
> > to tell the user what to do if cookies are disabled ;-)
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Bryan Stevenson B.Comm.
> > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development
> > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc.
> > t. 250.920.8830
> > e. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------
> > Macromedia Associate Partner
> > www.macromedia.com
> > ---------------------------------------------------------
> > Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group
> > Founder & Director
> > www.cfug-vancouverisland.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bryan Stevenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 1:28 PM
> > Subject: Re: cookie detection
> >
> >
> >
> >>just remember it won't work if the user has disabled JS ;-)
> >>
> >>I have code to do a 2 page method that the user will never see and it
> >
> > works
> >
> >>regardless of JS being on....I'll try and dig it up. It may only work
> >
> > with
> >
> >>the arhitecture of the site it's used on...not sure...but you can have
it.
> >>
> >>Cheers
> >>
> >>Bryan Stevenson B.Comm.
> >>VP & Director of E-Commerce Development
> >>Electric Edge Systems Group Inc.
> >>t. 250.920.8830
> >>e. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>
> >>---------------------------------------------------------
> >>Macromedia Associate Partner
> >>www.macromedia.com
> >>---------------------------------------------------------
> >>Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group
> >>Founder & Director
> >>www.cfug-vancouverisland.com
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Gabriel Robichaud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 1:05 PM
> >>Subject: Re: cookie detection
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>hey jon,
> >>>
> >>>Thanks for the suggestion, i will more than likely use this idea!
> >>>
> >>>Gabriel
> >>>
> >>>jon hall wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Using CF alone as mentioned requires two pages, but you can do it with
> >>>>javascript in one. Depending on how your entrance page is set up, you
> >>>>could write out the hrefs with js or something similar so the cookie
> >>>>detection looks transparent to the user, and more importantly, to
> >>>>search engines.
> >>>>
> >>>>pseudocode...
> >>>>
> >>>>setCookie("someVal", "cookiename");
> >>>>if(getCookie("cookiename"))
> >>>> //user has cookies
> >>>>else
> >>>> //no cookies
> >>>>
> >>>>Good JS cookie library here which includes supportsCookies()...
> >>>>http://www.dithered.com/javascript/cookies/usage.html
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>--
> >>>Gabriel Robichaud
> >>>Programmer
> >>>Development & Alumni Relations Services
> >>>McGill University
> >>>(514)398-5653
> >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
>
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