MODIFICATIONS ARE IN BOLD
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
// name - name of the cookie
// value - value of the cookie
// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)
// [path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document)
// [domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document)
// [secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure transmission
// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments
function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
document.cookie = curCookie;
}
// name - name of the desired cookie
// * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist
function getCookie(name) {
var dc = document.cookie;
var prefix = name + "=";
var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);
if (begin == -1) {
begin = dc.indexOf(prefix);
if (begin != 0) return null;
} else
begin += 2;
var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);
if (end == -1)
end = dc.length;
return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
}
// name - name of the cookie
// [path] - path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
// [domain] - domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
// * path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit argument proceeds
function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) {
if (getCookie(name)) {
document.cookie = name + "=" +
((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
"; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
}
}
// date - any instance of the Date object
// * hand all instances of the Date object to this function for "repairs"
function fixDate(date) {
var base = new Date(0);
var skew = base.getTime();
if (skew > 0)
date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
// Copyright (c) 1996-2000 Jupitermedia Corp.
// http://www.webreference.com/js/
// License is granted if and only if this entire
// copyright notice is included. By Tomer Shiran.
function launch(newURL, newName, newFeatures, orgName) {
var remote = open(newURL, newName, newFeatures);
if (remote.opener == null)
remote.opener = window;
remote.opener.name = orgName;
return remote;
}
function launchRemote() {
myRemote = launch("popup_new.html", "myRemote", "height=200,width=200,channelmode=0,dependent=0,directories=0,fullscreen=0,location=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,scrollbars=0,status=0,toolbar=0", "myWindow");
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<P>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
// create an instance of the Date object
var now = new Date();
// fix the bug in Navigator 2.0, Macintosh
fixDate(now);
// cookie expires in one year (actually, 365 days)
// 365 days in a year// 24 hours in a day
// 60 minutes in an hour
// 60 seconds in a minute
// 1000 milliseconds in a second
now.setTime(now.getTime() + 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);var username = getCookie("username");
// if the cookie wasn't found, ask for the name
if (!username) { username = prompt("Please enter your name:", "");}
// set the new cookie
setCookie("username", username, now);if (username) { document.write("Welcome back,");
document.write("<B>");
document.write("" + username + ".");
document.write("</B>");
setCookie("username", username, now);} else document.write("You refused to enter your name.");
// -->
</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!-- // create an instance of the Date object
var now = new Date();
// fix the bug in Navigator 2.0, Macintosh
fixDate(now);
// cookie expires in one year (actually, 365 days)
// 365 days in a year
// 24 hours in a day
// 60 minutes in an hour
// 60 seconds in a minute
// 1000 milliseconds in a second
now.setTime(now.getTime() + 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);var visits = getCookie("counter");
// if the cookie wasn't found, this is your first visit
if (!visits) { visits = 1;
// the value for the new cookie
document.write("By the way, this is your first time here.");} else {
// increment the counter
visits = parseInt(visits) + 1;
// removed document.write visits
}
// set the new cookie
setCookie("counter", visits, now);// -->
</SCRIPT>
<BR>
<BR>
<A href="javascript:launchRemote()">Click Here to see your visits</A> <BR>
<B><BR>
OR</B> <BR>
<BR>
<FORM>
<INPUT type="button" value="See My Visits" onClick="launchRemote()" name="button">
</FORM>
<HR>
<P>Click here to see the code and where it goes</P>
</BODY>
</HTML>
Comments are
welcome
Produced by Greg Meckes
Created: Jan. 12, 2000
Revised: Jan. 12, 2000
URL: http://webreference.com/programming/javascript/cookies/