Hi all,

I am trying to create cookies on the login page and then redirect the user to the next page using Response.Redirect. But I am unable to read Request.Cookies on the next page. Only the "ASP.NET_SessionID" cookie is getting saved.

I do not understand what the problem might be. I checked the webconfig file to confirm that the cookies are enabled.

I am using the following code for saving the cookie:

HttpCookie MyCookie = new HttpCookie("Background");
MyCookie.Value = "blue";
DateTime dt = DateTime.Now;
TimeSpan ts = new TimeSpan(1,30,0,0,0);
MyCookie.Expires = dt + ts;
Response.Cookies.Add(MyCookie);

AND the following code for reading it:
HttpCookie cookie = Request.Cookies["Background"];
if (cookie != null)
{
    string b= cookie.Value.ToString();
    Response.Write("Background is :"+ b);
}
else
{
    Response.Write("Cookie not found. <br>");
}


Please help me debug this.

Thanks in advance,
Meetali.

excuse me but I wonder why do u wanna read that cookie?!

Always:),
Hovik Melkomian.

Hi Meetali,

The code you posted should work fine. Are you sure that your system allows cookies to be set? E.g. did you block cookies in Internet Explorer, or does your firewall block them all?

I copied and pasted your code to a test page and it worked fine. Did you put the code at the right locations (for example, in Page_Load?)

Hovik: I would almost say: Why wouldn't you want to read the cookie? It's common practice to set a cookie at one page, and retrieve it again on another page. Isn't that what cookies are for??

Imar


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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

NO my dear friend Imar: Yes! u r right but I didnt meant that!
I didnt know how is he going to validate user so I guess he is using ASP.net AUTHENTICATION! So i that case he didnt need to read the cookies diractly & ... does he?!
in other case cookie can not be a good was to contol user authentication isnt it?!

sorry for my bad response.

Always:),
Hovik Melkomian.

??? What do these cookies have to do with authentication? In the original post, nothing seems to relate to authentication. Or am I missing something?



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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

Thanks Imar. It seems that the firewall was blocking the cookies.
Thanks again.

--Meetali.