cookies on server side not accurate 1

[fldbryan]

I am converting an application from asp to asp.net involving cookies. I save the cookie on the client side and then access it later from the server. This has always worked fine under asp. With asp.net I am running into a problem where the hex codes are not translating back into text. Here's an example:

Stored by client:
This is where skills go

Retrieved by server:
This%20is%20where%20skills%20go

Does anyone have a method for converting it back to the original text?

Thanks

 

[Joulius]

Try using Server.UrlDecode to restore the original text.

 

[fldbryan]

Do you have a code example?

 

[Joulius]

To answer your question about restoring your original text:

Server.UrlDecode(Request.Cookies("myCookie").Value)

To give you an simple example about managing cookies:

Creating a cookie:
Dim myck As HttpCookie = New HttpCookie("myCookie")
myck.Value = "This is where skills go"
myck.Expires = Now.AddDays(2)
Response.Cookies.Add(myck)

Reading a cookie:
Request.Cookies("myCookie").Value

Deleting a cookie:
Response.Cookies("myCookie").Expires = Now

I hope this helps!

 

[fldbryan]

Thanks....