ASP Cookies

**learvy** · 05-14-2011, 05:57 PM

What is a Cookie?

A cookie is often used to identify a user. A cookie is a small file that the server embeds on the user's computer. Each time the same computer requests a page with a browser, it will send the cookie too. With ASP, you can both create and retrieve cookie values.

How to Create a Cookie?

The "Response.Cookies" command is used to create cookies.

Note: The Response.Cookies command must appear BEFORE the <html> tag.

In the example below, we will create a cookie named "firstname" and assign the value "Alex" to it:

Code:

<%
Response.Cookies("firstname")="Alex"
%>

It is also possible to assign properties to a cookie, like setting a date when the cookie should expire:

Code:

<%
Response.Cookies("firstname")="Alex"
Response.Cookies("firstname").Expires=#May 10,2012#
%>

How to Retrieve a Cookie Value?

The "Request.Cookies" command is used to retrieve a cookie value.

In the example below, we retrieve the value of the cookie named "firstname" and display it on a page:

Code:

<%
fname=Request.Cookies("firstname")
response.write("Firstname=" & fname)
%>

Output: Firstname=Alex

A Cookie with Keys

If a cookie contains a collection of multiple values, we say that the cookie has Keys.

In the example below, we will create a cookie collection named "user". The "user" cookie has Keys that contains information about a user:

Code:

<%
Response.Cookies("user")("firstname")="John"
Response.Cookies("user")("lastname")="Smith"
Response.Cookies("user")("country")="Norway"
Response.Cookies("user")("age")="25"
%>

Read all Cookies

Look at the following code:

Code:

<%
Response.Cookies("firstname")="Alex"
Response.Cookies("user")("firstname")="John"
Response.Cookies("user")("lastname")="Smith"
Response.Cookies("user")("country")="Norway"
Response.Cookies("user")("age")="25"
%>

Assume that your server has sent all the cookies above to a user.

Now we want to read all the cookies sent to a user. The example below shows how to do it (note that the code below checks if a cookie has Keys with the HasKeys property):

Code:

<html>
<body>

<%
dim x,y
for each x in Request.Cookies
  response.write("<p>")
  if Request.Cookies(x).HasKeys then
    for each y in Request.Cookies(x)
      response.write(x & ":" & y & "=" & Request.Cookies(x)(y))
      response.write("<br />")
    next
  else
    Response.Write(x & "=" & Request.Cookies(x) & "<br />")
  end if
  response.write "</p>"
next
%>

</body>
</html>

Output:

firstname=Alex

user:firstname=John
user:lastname=Smith
user:country=Norway
user:age=25

source: w3schools

**rabindra1** · 08-27-2012, 08:30 AM

i think asp cookies is a each time the same computer requests a page with a browser, it will send the cookie too. With ASP, you can both create and retrieve cookie values.

**o1bhusal** · 09-03-2012, 04:11 PM

I think that ASP cookies will identify the user name as well as its some feature The creating of cookies in ASP is very easy as well as it is very comfortable.We can create a cookies as example above shown in the posting.

**benmoriz** · 09-09-2012, 06:27 PM

i think asp cookies is a each time the same computer requests a page with a browser, it will send the cookie too. With ASPI think that ASP cookies will identify the user name as well as its some feature The creating of cookies in ASP is very easy as well as it is very comfortable.

**rammajhi12** · 09-11-2012, 09:46 PM

i think asp cookies is a each time the same computer requests a page with a browser, it will send the cookie too. With ASP, you can both create and retrieve cookie values. .We can create a cookies as example above shown in the posting.

**njtboy** · 09-14-2012, 12:54 AM

A cookie is often used to identify a user. A cookie is a small file that the server embeds on the user's computer. Each time the same computer requests a page with a browser, it will send the cookie too. With ASP, you can both create and retrieve cookie values.

**ashishrock** · 09-29-2012, 09:14 PM

A cookie is often used to identify a user. A cookie is a small file that the server embeds on the user's computer. Each time the same computer requests a page with a browser, it will send the cookie too. With ASP, you can both create and retrieve cookie values.
The "Response.Cookies" command is used to create cookies.

Note: The Response.Cookies command must appear BEFORE the <html> tag.

In the example below, we will create a cookie named "firstname" and assign the value "Alex" to it:

<%
Response.Cookies("firstname")="Alex"
%>
It is also possible to assign properties to a cookie, like setting a date when the cookie should expire:

<%
Response.Cookies("firstname")="Alex"
Response.Cookies("firstname").Expires=#May 10,2012#
%>

**bimal chand** · 10-04-2012, 10:25 AM

A cookie is often used to identify a user.
A cookie is often used to identify a user. A cookie is a small file that the server embeds on the user's computer. Each time the same computer requests a page with a browser, it will send the cookie too. With ASP, you can both create and retrieve cookie values.

How to Create a Cookie?

The "Response.Cookies" command is used to create cookies.

Note: The Response.Cookies command must appear BEFORE the <html> tag.

In the example below, we will create a cookie named "firstname" and assign the value "Alex" to it:

<%
Response.Cookies("firstname")="Alex"
%>
It is also possible to assign properties to a cookie, like setting a date when the cookie should expire:

<%
Response.Cookies("firstname")="Alex"
Response.Cookies("firstname").Expires=#May 10,2012#
%>

**paudelsonu88** · 11-29-2012, 10:06 AM

ASP Cookies can also be called as a thread which contains a small piece of information which refers to the username states the identity of the users who requests a web page.