Adding Data to A Cookie

[Tricky123]

Any ideas how to add data to a cookie?

For example so as to store variables like document.text.value in addition to the regular cookie values?

Is this possible or just a dream on my part?

Tricky :confused:

[Vladdy]

See http://www.vladdy.net/webdesign/cookies.html for a ready to use script.

[Tricky123]

Cheers Vladdy,

But, being rather new to all this I can't see the said code!

thanks

tricky

[Tricky123]

Sorry for being rather dim, but what does this mean??

Cheers

[Atom290]

Can a cookie be stored on the local PC or does it have to go back to the web server?

[gil davis]

Cookies are stored on the client's PC, not on the server. They are usually used for saving information pertaining to that particular client.

[Atom290]

My cookies seem to disapear after I have created them!

I set the duration to 90 days, and in the function that creates the cookie if I do an alert to read it, it comes up correct. Once the function has finished I cannot read the value anymore :(

This is why I thought the variable might be stored on the web server..

[Tricky123]

All,

Thanks for the help! I can now set my cookie and place in it any amount of data variables (up to their limit) and it will persist for more than the session.

How though, can I read the specific data variables back? I don't want any of the cookie values, only the data?


many TIA

[Tricky123]

Hi,

I have tried to use the above code but keep getting 'out of stack flow errors' I have substitued the data with a data value and the dateobject with a real data object and called the function using a onClick button. What am I doing wrong?

TIA