Creating Persistent Cookie In Internet Explorer

[sudipto shekhar]

Hi,

I have the following java code to create a cookie with expiry time of 1 year.

Cookie newCookie = new Cookie ("username",username);
newCookie.setMaxAge(365 * 24 * 60 * 60);
response.addCookie(newCookie);

But when I close the browser (IE), I see all the cookies being deleted.

Can anyone help me creating persistent cookies for IE.

Any help is appreciated.

[Pranit Sonawane]

Recompile...the program again!!!

[Bear Bibeault]

Pranit Sonawane wrote:Recompile...the program again!!!

Ummm, yeah.


A persistent cookie should be created with a path specified. It could just be "/" to indicate the entire domain.

[sudipto shekhar]

Bear Bibeault wrote:

Pranit Sonawane wrote:Recompile...the program again!!!

Ummm, yeah.


A persistent cookie should be created with a path specified. It could just be "/" to indicate the entire domain.

Thank you for the reply.

I agree that the path that is specified while adding the cookie in response is the location where the cookies are stored.

I modified the code as follows:

Cookie newCookie = new Cookie ("username",username);
newCookie.setMaxAge(365 * 24 * 60 * 60);
newCookie.setPath("/");
response.addCookie(newCookie);

So, when the IE is re-opened, those cookies should be visible. But I do not see the same cookies again.

Any comments ?

[Rob Spoor]

Did you perhaps tell Internet Explorer to actively block cookies?

[sudipto shekhar]

Rob Spoor wrote:Did you perhaps tell Internet Explorer to actively block cookies?

Using the plugin developer tools, I can see the cookies being added to the browser!