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setcookie

setcookie


Purpose
Define or update a cookie.
Synopsis
procedure setcookie(name:string, value:text, domain:text, path:text, exp:integer)
Arguments
name 
Cookie name
value 
Associated value
domain 
Domain of the cookie: if it does not start with a dot the domain is interpreted as a host name and the cookie is a host only cookie
path 
Path in the domain
exp 
Expiration time: with a negative value the cookie is deleted; with 0 the cookie never expires ( session cookie) and a positive value is interpreted as an amount of time in seconds after which the cookie will expire
Further information
This procedure adds a cookie to the cookie store. If an existing cookie has the same name, domain and path as those specified to the procedure its value and expiration information is updated.
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