A cookie is often used to identify a user. A cookie is a small file that the server embeds on the user's computer. Each time the same computer requests for a page with a browser, it will send the cookie too.
The Response.Cookies command is used to create cookies:
<%
Response.Cookies("firstname")="Alex"
Response.Cookies("firstname").Expires="May 10,2002"
%>
Response.Cookies("firstname")="Alex"
Response.Cookies("firstname").Expires="May 10,2002"
%>
Note: The Response.Cookies command must appear BEFORE the <html> tag!
The "Request.Cookies" command is used to retrieve a cookie value:
<%
fname=Request.Cookies("firstname")
response.write("Firstname=" & fname)
%>
fname=Request.Cookies("firstname")
response.write("Firstname=" & fname)
%>
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