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Is there anyway to determine whether a browser can accept cookies?

Jul 10th, 2000 05:56
unknown unknown, Phil Smith

<%
        Dim strCookie, strTry
           strCookie = Request.Cookies("MyCookie")
           strTry = Request.QueryString("Try")
        If strCookie = "" Then
          ' Check to see if this is a redirect
          ' after setting the cookie
          If strTry = "" Then
                 Response.Cookies("MyCookie") = "Set"
                 ' Redirect to this page and try again.
Response.Redirect(Request.ServerVariables("SCRIPT_NAME") & "?Try=Yes")
          Else
                 '  User/Browser didn't accept cookies
                 '  Do something...
                 Response.Write "Cookies are off.  You'd be redirected 
to a page telling 
you how to turn them on."
          End If
        Else
          ' -- Hooray! User is accepting cookies
          ' -- Delete our cookie: by setting its
          ' -- expiry date to waaaay back
          Response.Cookies("MyCookie").Expires = "January 1, 1980"
                 '  Do something...
          Response.Write "Cookies are on.  Come in and shop."
        End If
%>