cfcookie not working (CF9)

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November 23, 2011
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I use this line of CF code to set new cookies :

And i cannot see my cookie in FireFox , or readding it with Javascript,

or using CF read with : <cfparam name="cookie.PLARTS_MAIL_USERNAME" type="string" default="" />

It always return "blanc" , not existing.

(I can see other cookies from other Sites).

Any idea ? any help thanks.

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BKBK

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plarts wrote:
I use this line of CF code to set new cookies :
<cfcookie name="PLARTS_MAIL_USERNAME" value="#trim(form.username)#" expires="410">
And i cannot see my cookie in FireFox , or readding it with Javascript,
or using CF read with : <cfparam name="cookie.PLARTS_MAIL_USERNAME" type="string" default="" />
It always return "blanc" , not existing.
(I can see other cookies from other Sites).

Two points:

1) If your application file is Application.cfm, then give the attribute setClientCookies (in the cfapplication tag) the value "yes". If you're using Application.cfc instead, then give this.setClientCookies the value "yes".

2) I created the following 2 CFM pages, and ran testPage.cfm. It works!

cookiePage.cfm

testPage.cfm

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plartsAuthor

Inspiring

I fully agree with what you did.

outside my application, all is working well. (small testing)

Inside my application, not.

But it is simple, there is a form for LOGIN.

When submitted, I create the cookies, works well, I can see my cookies.

If I refresh the page, (so resubmit, which is the same process) the cookies are lost.

I mean, I cannot see them anymore.

If I go to another page after the Login, same, the cookies are lost.

And there is nowhere expires='now' for these cookies.

OK, I give up. I keep it like this, no cookies for the LOGIN. (I only use the session variable to remember)

In same application, I use another cookie elsewhere, all is working fine.

BKBK

Community Expert

plarts wrote:
...
outside my application, all is working well. (small testing)
Inside my application, not.
...
In same application, I use another cookie elsewhere, all is working fine.

It is confusing what you describe as "inside" and "outside" of your application. Could you please explain how you tell the difference. It might be that one part of your code is setting the cookie, whereas another is deleting it.