User Guide
cfcookie 99
Example
<!--- This example shows how to set/delete a cfcookie variable. --->
<!--- Select users who have entered comments into a sample database. --->
<cfquery name = "GetAolUser" dataSource = "cfdocexamples">
SELECT EMail, FromUser, Subject, Posted
FROM Comments
</cfquery>
<html>
<body>
<h3>cfcookie Example</h3>
<!--- If the URL variable delcookie exists, set cookie expiration date
to NOW --->
<cfif IsDefined("url.delcookie") is True>
<cfcookie name = "TimeVisited"
value = "#Now()#"
expires = "NOW">
<cfelse>
<!--- Otherwise, loop through list of visitors; stop when you match
the string aol.com in a visitor’s e-mail address. --->
<cfloop query = "GetAolUser">
<cfif FindNoCase("aol.com", Email, 1) is not 0>
<cfcookie name = "LastAOLVisitor"
value = "#Email#"
expires = "NOW" >
</cfif>
</cfloop>
<!--- If the timeVisited cookie is not set, set a value. --->
<cfif IsDefined("Cookie.TimeVisited") is False>
<cfcookie name = "TimeVisited"
value = "#Now()#"
expires = "10">
</cfif>
</cfif>
<!--- Show the most recent cookie set. --->
<cfif IsDefined("Cookie.LastAOLVisitor") is "True">
<p>The last AOL visitor to view this site was
<cfoutput>#Cookie.LastAOLVisitor#</cfoutput>, on
<cfoutput>#DateFormat(COOKIE.TimeVisited)#</cfoutput>
<!--- Use this link to reset the cookies. --->
<p><a href = "cfcookie.cfm?delcookie = yes">Hide my tracks</A>
<cfelse>
<p>No AOL Visitors have viewed the site lately.
</cfif>