Per-Session Cookies????

[Greg Rothlander]

What is this? Per session cookies! I thought we called them session variables.
I am having a problem using session "variables" because it seems that a
user can now disable them.

Since when was this an option? IE 5.5 maybe?

I see it now but I don't remember being able to disable session variables
in the past. Did Microsoft change something here and I just have not came
across it until now?

Probably so but how are developers checking if someone has cookies disabled
but per-session cookies enabled? Checking for cookies enabled has been simple
with a write, redirect, and read of the cookie. I can imagine doing something
similar with the session variables but I wanted to get some feedback before
I change anything.

Thanks for any input,
Greg Rothlander

[Brenda Woods]

Greg,
Actually Session Variables and Cookies are not the same. User's are able
to configure their Internet Explorer to now allow Cookies. The difference
is, Cookies are saved on the client's pc, whereas Session variables are saved
on the Server. I suggestion discontinuing the use of your cookies and moving
over to the use of Session variables.
You can assign a session variables as such:

Session("Name") = Textbox1.value

Hope this helps. I use session variables rather extensively.

B

"Greg Rothlander" <grothlander@austin400.com> wrote:
>
>What is this? Per session cookies! I thought we called them session variables.
> I am having a problem using session "variables" because it seems that a
>user can now disable them.
>
>Since when was this an option? IE 5.5 maybe?
>
>I see it now but I don't remember being able to disable session variables
>in the past. Did Microsoft change something here and I just have not came
>across it until now?
>
>Probably so but how are developers checking if someone has cookies disabled
>but per-session cookies enabled? Checking for cookies enabled has been
simple
>with a write, redirect, and read of the cookie. I can imagine doing something
>similar with the session variables but I wanted to get some feedback before
>I change anything.
>
>Thanks for any input,
>Greg Rothlander