I'm frequenting this forum quite a bit lately since I'm still a beginner with ASP. Also, I would like to comment on what a tremendous help Spooky Login has been for me. I feel it is worth the money just to use it for the programming examples! However, I do have 1 question about the cookies:

Where are the routines to form the cookie string located? ..is it "Sub setCookie" in a_general.asp? If so, Is there somewhere else affecting it, 'cause I'm not building the whole string, just part of it. My SetCookie section is as follows:

Sub SetCookie
Response.Cookies(COOKIE_NAME).expires = #1/1/2010#
If Username <> "" then Response.Cookies(COOKIE_NAME)("T1aUs") = Username
If T2 <> "" then Response.Cookies(COOKIE_NAME)("T2aPd") = T2
If x_firstname <> "" then Response.Cookies(COOKIE_NAME)("FirstName") = x_firstname
If x_lastname <> "" then Response.Cookies(COOKIE_NAME)("LastName") = x_lastname
If x_email <> "" then Response.Cookies(COOKIE_NAME)("xEmail")= x_email
If x_address <> "" then Response.Cookies(COOKIE_NAME)("xaddress") = x_address
If x_city <> "" then Response.Cookies(COOKIE_NAME)("xCity") = x_city
If x_zip <> "" then Response.Cookies(COOKIE_NAME)("xZip") = x_zip
If x_state <> "" then Response.Cookies(COOKIE_NAME)("xState") = x_state
If aps_uid <> "" then Response.Cookies(COOKIE_NAME)("aps_uid") = aps_uid
If isManager <> "" then Response.Cookies(COOKIE_NAME)("isManager") = isManager
If dept <> "" then Response.Cookies(COOKIE_NAME)("dept") = dept
End Sub

It does seem to write a cookie, just not all of it. It writes FIRSTNAME, XEMAIL, LASTNAME, T2APD, and T1AUS. Nothing else discernable. I'm kinda' thinking it's not writing that line but some other default cookie.

If that (section of a_general.asp) is not where it is done, where then specifically is the code located that builds the cookie?

Any and all help is greatly appreciated...

Using login.asp only fills the fields you mention as I dont wish to access all the fields each time someone logs in, it puts too much pressure on Access.

But you have the correct page and function there.
If the variables are not null, then they should be filled.

Theres a page in /examples you can use to display values, if you havent seen it already?

Can you point me to a good resource / tutorial on actually writing the cookie?? I've made a few half-hearted attempts, but all I get is blank cookies...

It all depends on getting my PC fixed and running in time

www.cookiecentral.com, www.4guysfromrolla.com and www.learnasp.com all have good cookie sections

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