[FP5] Cookies via CDML vs Javascripts?

[Bleppe]

I've read several threads about setting cookies with FM / CDML. It seems that nobody trusts FM to do that task and always suggests using javascript to do it. Whats is the problem with using [FMP-SetCookie]?

I've made some code that sets the cookie from FM using [FMP-SetCookie] and it seems to be working fine.

I wanted to use javascript, but my problem with javascript is that when I set the cookie with a value from CDML [FMP-Field: blabla] inside the javascript, FileMaker doesn't replace the value, using the value from the field "blabla" - javascript simply sets the cookie value to: [FMP-FIeld: blabla]!

What am I doing wrong? And why shouldn't I use [FMP-SetCookie]?

Thanx

Bleppe

FileMaker Version: 5

Platform: Mac OS 9

[Garry Claridge]

I believe that the reading of the Cookie by FM is a bit unreliable.

Good Luck.

Garry

[Bleppe]

So it is only the reading of the cookie by FM that is unreliable? Not the SetCookie?

If that is true, then I'm happy with my solution...

Thx

Bleppe

[Jeff Spall]

hi, just two point that have been said many times before

1 FileMaker ignores anything inside comment tags, so leave those out of your Javascripts if you embed CDML tags into it.

2 FileMaker cookies work cross platform/cross browser until you start adding time paramenters to them. I can set a cookie with FileMaker and read it with php and vice versa without any problem, BUT I'm only using ones that expire at the end of the session.

regards, jeff