"A Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hello again, > I have a problem with cookies; I can retreive cookies i have set, but if I > try to retreive a cookie that hasnt yet been set i get the following error: > > Can't call method "value" on an undefined value at viewcart.pl line 55. > > I am trying to get my cookie using: $ID = $newcook{'usrID'}->value; which > works fine unless this cookie hasnt been set. This is all part of a shopping > cart and that the reason why the possibility arises that someone may veiw > their empty cart and therefore no cookie will have been created. > > Anyway, my question is: how do I test to see if a coockie exists b 4 i try > to read it ??? >
If ( UNIVERSAL::can( $newcook{'usrID'} => 'value' ) ) { # ... } Todd W. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>