[Zope] Setting a Cookie

[Paula Mangas]

Hi!




On Fri, 18 May 2001, Bruce Eckel wrote:

> The first parameter is "self", which is implicit during the
> call (you could say it's explicit because it's a method
> call). So if it looks like you're passing three arguments
> to a method call, it's actually getting four.
>
> Not a cookie expert, but I found an earlier message about
> cookies this week with the example:
> <dtml-call "RESPONSE.setCookie('voted_in_poll', '1')">


Yes, you are setting a cookie with "voted_in_poll" name and value "1". The
fact is that you can have more parameters on cookie. For more details see
the HTTPResponse.py file (you can find it on ZPublisher directory).


Paula Mangas



>
> FWIW
>
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> On 5/18/01 at 3:12 PM Tommy Johnson wrote:
>
> >Hey all,
> >
> >I'm trying to set a cookie. Simple right? hehe - if so,
> then I wouldn't
> >be here.  ;-)
> >
> >Ok, I have the syntax in front of me. I have this bit of
> code to set
> >the cookie:
> >
> ><dtml-call "RESPONSE.setCookie('CookieMonster',
> '458468')">
> >
> >All is well when I save the dtml document and when I run
> the page. The
> >problem - the cookie isn't set!
> >
> >Now I remember this problem when I worked with ASP. It
> turns out that
> >you had to set an expire date also (although they said
> that if you
> >didn't, the cookie expires when you close the browser and
> nothing gets
> >written to the client machine.) That would be good - IF
> ONLY I COULD
> >ACCESS THE INFORMATION I SET.
> >
> >Sorry 'bout that. But it's fustrating to see this problem
> come up again
> >with another language.
> >
> >So I set an expire date. But, get this, now it fails when
> the page is
> >loaded. The error message says that the method expected
> three
> >parameters, but received four. Do you see four parameters
> here?
> >
> ><dtml-call "RESPONSE.setCookie('CookieMonster', '458468',
> 'Sunday 20-05-
> >2001 12:00:00 GMT')">
> >
> >I initially had a comma between Wdy, Date - because that
> is the
> >DOCUMENTED syntax, but this seems incorrect also.
> >
> >Here's the error message:
> >
> >Error Type: TypeError
> >Error Value: too many arguments; expected 3, got 4
> >
> >Any suggestions? Proven code would be appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Tommy
> >
> >
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