I am sure this is very basic - but I creating a shopping cart system and I want to save the basket id on the users computer and retrieve it even after there session times out...what is the best and simplest way of handeling this. (both saving that ID and retrieving it later...)

thanks Adina

Saving:
The only way to save a variable on the clients machine is using cookies (small files that live in the Temporary Internet Files folder). Yes, they have to have cookies enabled for this to work and yes, cookies can be a security issue (IMO not as big as people make out).

Retrieving:
Request.Cookies("Name")

How to save and retrieve cookies:
http://www.asp101.com/tips/index.asp?id=30

Personally the 'only' thing I use cookies for is to:
'check this box to remember my username'

IMO you should get them to log in instead of using cookies, here is a good link on why I think this:
http://builder.com.com/5100-6371-5085802.html


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Matt