I'm not actually setting a cookie... I'm referring to the cookies that CF sets automatically for the cfid and cftoken. That's what I'm wondering... Can I overwrite or delete these cookies so that CF will send new ones?
Thanks, Kay. "Joel Parramore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > You're using the cfid and cftoken values in the url but set a cookie > anyw ay as a fallback? If that's the case... you could use an > IsDefined("session.cfid > ") > check instead of the cftry-cfcatch (or in addition to, depending on > how y ou've laid out error handling. If the session.cfid is defined, > use it; otherwi se, see > if the cookie.cftoken and cookie.cfid variables exist. If they do, eithe > r use > them to reset the session variables or discard them --- you usually delet > e > cookies by resetting the expires value either to now or a date before now > and > sending a response to the browser. (I haven't tried the last before for > cfid/cftoken session/client management cookies, so it's possible ColdFusi > on > won't let you override those settings). > > Regards, > Joel Parramore > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kay Smoljak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 8:46 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Overwriting a session > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > Basically, I don't like relying on cookies, so I code my apps > > appending the cfid and cftoken to each link where session variables > > are required.> At the beginning of each page request I do <cfset > > token= "cfid/#session.cfid#/cftoken/#cftoken#/"> (I'm using search engine safe > > URLS) and then I append the #token# var to links. > > > > Sometimes, however, if a session is destroyed for some reason - I > > accidently ran a structclear(Session) once, for example - the cfset > > throws an error that session.cfid can't be found. I can't > > successfully run the page until I close the browser and delete the > > cookie, at which time the CFID and CFTOKEN get reset, I'm presuming. > > > > In case this happens, I'm thinking I should have a try-catch block > > around the locked assignment statement. If it fails, I should try to > > delete the cookie. OR maybe read the values out of the cookie if > > they exist, and use these? I don't know if this will work or how to > > actually do it, however. > > > > Any ideas/code snippets? Am I going about this the wrong way? Ta, > > Kay. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusiona FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
