I''m new to cookies and rails so I apologize for my ignorance.
I''m
using Javascript to store persistent cookies using the following code
(taken from the O''Reilly Javascript book):
Cookie.prototype.store = function( daysToLive, path, domain, secure )
{
var cookieval = "" ;
for ( var prop in this )
{
// Ignore properties wiht names that begin with the ''$''
and also
methods
if ( ( prop.charAt(0) == ''$'' ) || ( ( typeof this[prop])
=''function'' ) )
continue ;
if ( cookieval != "" ) cookieval += ''&'' ;
cookieval += prop + '':'' + encodeURIComponent( this[prop] )
;
}
var cookie = this.$name + ''='' + cookieval ;
if ( daysToLive || daysToLive == 0 )
{
cookie += "; max-age=" + (daysToLive*24*60*60) ;
}
if ( path ) cookie += "; path=" + path ;
if ( domain ) cookie += "; domain=" + domain ;
if ( secure ) cookie += "; secure" ;
// Now store the cookie by setting the Document.cookie property
document.cookie = cookie ;
}
This works fine in Firefox but in IE7 it seems to work like a session
cookie. As soon as I close the browser it doesn''t exist.
I''m certain it''s something in Rails that I''m missing.
Thanks in advance for the help!
A few more details: - I don''t have any other cookies for the domain - There is not an underscore in the domain/subdomain - My privacy setting are at their lowest (accept all cookies) - The cookie is there and accessible until I close the browser and restart - I''m sure there''s a simple Rails reason for all of this. I don''t want to have to persist the session to make this work, is that even possible in Rails? Thanks again. On Jun 23, 11:57 am, Shannon <shannon.ho...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> I''m new to cookies and rails so I apologize for my ignorance. I''m > using Javascript to store persistent cookies using the following code > (taken from the O''Reilly Javascript book): > > Cookie.prototype.store = function( daysToLive, path, domain, secure ) > { > var cookieval = "" ; > > for ( var prop in this ) > { > // Ignore properties wiht names that begin with the ''$'' and also > methods > if ( ( prop.charAt(0) == ''$'' ) || ( ( typeof this[prop]) => ''function'' ) ) > continue ; > > if ( cookieval != "" ) cookieval += ''&'' ; > > cookieval += prop + '':'' + encodeURIComponent( this[prop] ) ; > > } > var cookie = this.$name + ''='' + cookieval ; > > if ( daysToLive || daysToLive == 0 ) > { > cookie += "; max-age=" + (daysToLive*24*60*60) ; > } > > if ( path ) cookie += "; path=" + path ; > if ( domain ) cookie += "; domain=" + domain ; > if ( secure ) cookie += "; secure" ; > > // Now store the cookie by setting the Document.cookie property > document.cookie = cookie ; > > } > > This works fine in Firefox but in IE7 it seems to work like a session > cookie. As soon as I close the browser it doesn''t exist. > > I''m certain it''s something in Rails that I''m missing. > > Thanks in advance for the help!
Try the depricated expires attribute instead of max-age, which is not supported by IE. expires differs from max-age in that it sets a date (UTC) instead of a duration. On 23 jun, 21:58, Shannon <shannon.ho...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> A few more details: > > - I don''t have any other cookies for the domain > - There is not an underscore in the domain/subdomain > - My privacy setting are at their lowest (accept all cookies) > - The cookie is there and accessible until I close the browser and > restart > - I''m sure there''s a simple Rails reason for all of this. I don''t > want to have to persist the session to make this work, is that even > possible in Rails? > > Thanks again. > > On Jun 23, 11:57 am, Shannon <shannon.ho...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > I''m new to cookies and rails so I apologize for my ignorance. I''m > > using Javascript to store persistent cookies using the following code > > (taken from the O''Reilly Javascript book): > > > Cookie.prototype.store = function( daysToLive, path, domain, secure ) > > { > > var cookieval = "" ; > > > for ( var prop in this ) > > { > > // Ignore properties wiht names that begin with the ''$'' and also > > methods > > if ( ( prop.charAt(0) == ''$'' ) || ( ( typeof this[prop]) => > ''function'' ) ) > > continue ; > > > if ( cookieval != "" ) cookieval += ''&'' ; > > > cookieval += prop + '':'' + encodeURIComponent( this[prop] ) ; > > > } > > var cookie = this.$name + ''='' + cookieval ; > > > if ( daysToLive || daysToLive == 0 ) > > { > > cookie += "; max-age=" + (daysToLive*24*60*60) ; > > } > > > if ( path ) cookie += "; path=" + path ; > > if ( domain ) cookie += "; domain=" + domain ; > > if ( secure ) cookie += "; secure" ; > > > // Now store the cookie by setting the Document.cookie property > > document.cookie = cookie ; > > > } > > > This works fine in Firefox but in IE7 it seems to work like a session > > cookie. As soon as I close the browser it doesn''t exist. > > > I''m certain it''s something in Rails that I''m missing. > > > Thanks in advance for the help!