Initializing help system before first use

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.
Related topics
delcookies, findcookie.
Module
mmhttp

Parent Topic Procedures and functions

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