Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Application Server:
Developing WebSpeed Applications

get-cookie

This function returns the value of the specified cookie. If no cookie is found, the function returns a blank value. The return values are returned as a delimited string. The delimiter is the value of SelDelim in web\method\cgidefs.i, by default, a comma.

Location: web\method\cookies.i

Parameters:

INPUT p_name AS CHARACTER

The cookie name. If the Unknown value (?) is specified, the function returns a list of all cookie names.

Returns: CHARACTER

Notes:

Requires a browser supporting persistent state cookies. The browser must also have cookies enabled or they will not be sent.
Before using cookies, you should read the standards published for the various Web servers.
Examples: See the init-request procedure in web\objects\stateaware.p.

See also:

set-attribute-list

delete-cookie

delete-cookie

get-field

get-cgi