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March 26th, 2008, 02:17 PM

pfefferc

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When setting a cookie with asp, the underscore is being replaced by %5F. Does anyone know a way around it:

For Each x in Request.Cookies
Response.Write("")
If Request.Cookies(x).HasKeys Then
For Each y in Request.Cookies(x)
Response.Write(x & ":" & y & "=" & Request.Cookies(x)(y))
Response.Write(" ")
Next
Else
Response.Write(x & "=" & Request.Cookies(x) & " ")
strString = Replace(x, "%5F", "_")
Response.Write(strString & " ")
Response.Cookies(strString) = ""
' Response.Cookies(strString).Domain = ".domain.com"
' Response.Cookies(strString).Expires = Date() - 1
Response.Write(strString & "=" & Request.Cookies(strString) & " ")
End If
Response.Write ""
Next

March 26th, 2008, 05:20 PM

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You DON'T want that right?

Change:

Code:

strString = Replace(x, "%5F", "_")

To:

Code:

strString = x

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March 26th, 2008, 10:34 PM

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Hi,

Can you post the output of the code ?
As I don't get any "%5F" for underscore.

March 27th, 2008, 07:12 AM

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No, I want the cookie to have the underscore, not the %5F. When outputting it to the screen, it appears as the underscore. However, when looking at the cookie after it has been set in Firefox, the underscore is changed to %5F. I know Firefox can accept the underscore because I have other cookies that have it. That's why I tried the

Code:

strString = Replace(x, "%5F", "_")

Thanks,

March 27th, 2008, 09:52 AM

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Please show us the code you are using to set the cookie.

March 27th, 2008, 11:52 AM

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The cookie is set by another server. (A log in server) I just need to delete the cookie so it logs the user off. Not sure how they are setting it.

March 27th, 2008, 04:59 PM

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Quote:

When setting a cookie with asp, the underscore is being replaced by %5F. Does anyone know a way around it:

This can only be achieved if you are actually setting the Cookies...

Quote:

The cookie is set by another server. (A log in server) I just need to delete the cookie so it logs the user off. Not sure how they are setting it.

Since you're not even setting the cookies, there's no way you can determine how the cookies are filtered. However you can replace them back like you already did. To delete a Cookie, just set the Cookie to nothing or set it to expire now. It seems to me like you got everything under control, what is your problem?

Code:

For Each x in Request.Cookies
Response.Write("<p>")
If Request.Cookies(x).HasKeys Then
For Each y in Request.Cookies(x)
Response.Write(x & ":" & y & "=" & Request.Cookies(x)(y))
Response.Write("<br />")
Next
Else
Response.Write(x & "=" & Request.Cookies(x) & "<br />")
strString = Replace(x, "%5F", "_")
Response.Write(strString & "<br />")
Response.Cookies(strString) = ""
' Response.Cookies(strString).Domain = ".domain.com"
' Response.Cookies(strString).Expires = Date() - 1
Response.Write(strString & "=" & Request.Cookies(strString) & "<br /><br />")
End If
Response.Write "</p>"
Next

March 27th, 2008, 06:50 PM

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The cookie that is being set is say:

_the_cookie

When I try to delete it, it sets it as

%5Fthe%5Fcookie

I need a way to delete _the_cookie, but I can't because it is creating a new cookie instead.

March 27th, 2008, 07:07 PM

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Try this:

Code:

For Each x in Request.Cookies
Response.Write("<p>")
If Request.Cookies(x).HasKeys Then
For Each y in Request.Cookies(x)
Response.Write(x & ":" & y & "=" & Request.Cookies(x)(y))
Response.Write("<br />")
Next
Else
Response.Write(x & "=" & Request.Cookies(x) & "<br />")
strString = Replace(x, "%5F", "_")
Response.Write(strString & "<br />")
Response.Cookies(strString) = ""
' Response.Cookies(strString).Domain = ".domain.com"
Response.Cookies(strString).Expires = Date() - 1
Response.Write(strString & "=" & Request.Cookies(strString) & "<br /><br />")
End If
Response.Write "</p>"
Next

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March 27th, 2008, 08:34 PM

soft903

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Hi,

As the cookies are not set by you, there maybe more similar case for other special characters. e.g. @%&^

I would suggest you use unescape

Code:

strString = unescape(x)

Hope it helps

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March 28th, 2008, 07:09 AM

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Tried both suggestions, same results. Any other ideas?

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