We are all newbie's at something or other... I think I learned this trick years ago the same way you did, by asking in a list.
I am glad it worked for you. On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 12:22 AM, nedlud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Brilliant! > > Thanks, that's exactly what I needed. > > <cfset cookieVal = COOKIE["appname_#pagename#"]> > > I was unaware of this syntax. (Does my newbie status show?) > > Thanks heaps. > > > On May 23, 2:06 pm, "Kevin Pepperman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The variable you are using > > > > <cfset cname="appname_" & "pagename"> > > > > when looking a the cookie dump: > > <cfdump var="#COOKIE#"> > > > > is producing a cookie named "appname_pagename" > > > > If thats what you intended then you could read the cookie like this > > > > <cfset cookieVal = COOKIE.appname_pagename> > > or > > <cfset cookieVal = COOKIE["appname_pagename"]> > > > > But I am going to assume you intended to use dynamic variables here. > > > > <cfset cname="appname_" & pagename> > > <cfcookie expires="never" name="#cname#" value="TEST"> > > > > you can get the cookie value like this if the pagename is dynamic. > > > > <cfset cookieVal = COOKIE["appname_#pagename#"]> > > > > or like this if both are dynamic > > > > eg: > > <cfset cname = appname & "_" & pagename> > > <cfcookie expires="never" name="#cname#" value="TEST"> > > > > <cfset cookieVal = COOKIE["#appname#_#pagename#"]> > > > > I hope that helps. > > > > On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 11:40 PM, nedlud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I have an app that gets included on three seperate pages withing the > > > same domain (pages A, B, C all use app X). On each page where it gets > > > used, I use a cookie to store user preferences. The preferences need > > > to be unique to where the app gets used, so I dynamicly create the > > > cookie name depending on which page it gets loaded from (page As > > > cookie is called cookie A, page Bs cookie is called cookie B, etc) > > > > > The following code seems to work for naming and setting the cookies... > > > > > <cfset cname="appname_" & "pagename"> > > > <cfcookie expires="never" name="#cname#" value="#fvalue#"> > > > > > My trouble starts when I'm trying to read the value of the cookie on > > > the next visit. > > > > > <cfset cookieVal = #COOKIE.cname#> > > > > > This isn't working since it's loking for a cookie with the liiteral > > > name of "cname" instead of the value of "cname". > > > > > How do I resolve this? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
