Javascript Cookie Script Needs a Tweak

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  • CR1
    New Member
    • Dec 2005
    • 1

    #1

    Javascript Cookie Script Needs a Tweak

    I found a great cookie script below, but don't know how to make it also pass the values sent to the cookie, to a querystring as well for tracking purposes. Can anyone help? If there was a way to simply pass the values in a cookie to the querystring that would be even easier, but from what I've been able to tell, cookie values can't be passed to a querystring.

    I'm sure the answer will help alot of others who are using this script, and would like to see it pass values to a querystring as well.

    Thanks Everyone,
    Carlton

    Code:
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    <head>
    <script>
    //
    // Cookie Functions - Second Helping (21-Jan-96)
    // Written by: Bill Dortch, hIdaho Design <bdortch@netw.com>
    // The following functions are released to the public domain.
    //
    // The Second Helping version of the cookie functions dispenses with
    // my encode and decode functions, in favor of JavaScript's new built-in
    // escape and unescape functions, which do more complete encoding, and
    // which are probably much faster.
    //
    // The new version also extends the SetCookie function, though in
    // a backward-compatible manner, so if you used the First Helping of
    // cookie functions as they were written, you will not need to change any
    // code, unless you want to take advantage of the new capabilities.
    //
    // The following changes were made to SetCookie:
    //
    // 1. The expires parameter is now optional - that is, you can omit
    // it instead of passing it null to expire the cookie at the end
    // of the current session.
    //
    // 2. An optional path parameter has been added.
    //
    // 3. An optional domain parameter has been added.
    //
    // 4. An optional secure parameter has been added.
    //
    // For information on the significance of these parameters, and
    // and on cookies in general, please refer to the official cookie
    // spec, at:
    //
    // [url="http://www.netscape.com/newsref/std/cookie_spec.html"]http://www.netscape.com/newsref/std/cookie_spec.html[/url] 
    //
    //
    // "Internal" function to return the decoded value of a cookie
    //
    function getCookieVal (offset) {
    var endstr = document.cookie.indexOf (";", offset);
    if (endstr == -1)
    endstr = document.cookie.length;
    return unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, endstr));
    }
     
    //
    // Function to return the value of the cookie specified by "name".
    // name - String object containing the cookie name.
    // returns - String object containing the cookie value, or null if
    // the cookie does not exist.
    //
    function GetCookie (name) {
    var arg = name + "=";
    var alen = arg.length;
    var clen = document.cookie.length;
    var i = 0;
    while (i < clen) {
    var j = i + alen;
    if (document.cookie.substring(i, j) == arg)
    return getCookieVal (j);
    i = document.cookie.indexOf(" ", i) + 1;
    if (i == 0) break; 
    }
    return null;
    }
     
    //
    // Function to create or update a cookie.
    // name - String object object containing the cookie name.
    // value - String object containing the cookie value. May contain
    // any valid string characters.
    // [expires] - Date object containing the expiration data of the cookie. If
    // omitted or null, expires the cookie at the end of the current session.
    // [path] - String object indicating the path for which the cookie is valid.
    // If omitted or null, uses the path of the calling document.
    // [domain] - String object indicating the domain for which the cookie is
    // valid. If omitted or null, uses the domain of the calling document.
    // [secure] - Boolean (true/false) value indicating whether cookie transmission
    // requires a secure channel (HTTPS). 
    //
    // The first two parameters are required. The others, if supplied, must
    // be passed in the order listed above. To omit an unused optional field,
    // use null as a place holder. For example, to call SetCookie using name,
    // value and path, you would code:
    //
    // SetCookie ("myCookieName", "myCookieValue", null, "/");
    //
    // Note that trailing omitted parameters do not require a placeholder.
    //
    // To set a secure cookie for path "/myPath", that expires after the
    // current session, you might code:
    //
    // SetCookie (myCookieVar, cookieValueVar, null, "/myPath", null, true);
    //
    function SetCookie (name, value) {
    var argv = SetCookie.arguments;
    var argc = SetCookie.arguments.length;
    var expires = (argc > 2) ? argv[2] : null;
    var path = (argc > 3) ? argv[3] : null;
    var domain = (argc > 4) ? argv[4] : null;
    var secure = (argc > 5) ? argv[5] : false;
    document.cookie = name + "=" + escape (value) +
    ((expires == null) ? "" : ("; expires=" + expires.toGMTString())) +
    ((path == null) ? "" : ("; path=" + path)) +
    ((domain == null) ? "" : ("; domain=" + domain)) +
    ((secure == true) ? "; secure" : "");
    }
     
    // Function to delete a cookie. (Sets expiration date to current date/time)
    // name - String object containing the cookie name
    //
    function DeleteCookie (name) {
    var exp = new Date();
    exp.setTime (exp.getTime() - 1); // This cookie is history
    var cval = GetCookie (name);
    document.cookie = name + "=" + cval + "; expires=" + exp.toGMTString();
    }
     
    </script>
    </head>
     
     
    <FORM NAME="demoForm" onSubmit="
    if(demoForm.UserName.value.length != 0) {
    var expdate = new Date (); 
    expdate.setTime(expdate.getTime() + (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)); 
    SetCookie('zip', demoForm.UserName.value, expdate); 
    alert('Your Zip Code is ' + demoForm.UserName.value + '. Please Press The Continue Button To Enter');
    return false;
    } else {
    alert('Nothing Was Entered For Your Zip Code.');
    return false;
    }">
     
     
    <CENTER>
    Enter Your Zip Code: <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="UserName" SIZE=12>
     
     
    <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Submit Your Zip Code">
    <INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Continue..."
    onClick="
    if(GetCookie('zip') == null)
    alert('You Forgot To Enter Your Zip Code')
    else 
    window.open('http://www.YourDomain.com/index.php', '_top')">
     
    </FORM>
    </CENTER>
     
     
    I read the cookie with... 
    <SCRIPT>document.write("Your Zip Code is <b>" + GetCookie('zip') + ".");</SCRIPT>
     
     
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    Last edited by Niheel; Dec 6 '05, 03:30 AM.
  • acoder
    Recognized Expert MVP
    • Nov 2006
    • 16032

    #2
    [CODE=javascript]
    window.open('ht tp://www.YourDomain. com/index.php?zip=' + encodeURICompon ent(GetCookie(' zip')), '_top')
    [/CODE]

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