saving without cookies?

[iwuvc]

Because I am having extremely wierd problems with cookie saving, is there a way to save files on clients computer? If not possible on client is it possible on server? I have tried searching google and going through books, but I haven't been able to find anything useful.

 

[manarth]

is there a way to save files on clients computer

Perhaps you should tell us what you're trying to achieve.
- What information are you trying to save?
- What problems are you having with cookies?

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[iwuvc]

Well, I'm making a funny little game. So the cookie or what anybody else has to offer must be able to store more than one value inside the file. ie strength, hp, etc. My current problem with cookies: Ok, I set a cookie value clicking a button. Then I click the read cookie button. It will read the cookie just fine. But if I close the browser and go back to the page, the cookie returns null. I have tried with 3 different browsers on 3 different machines. The max I am likely to store per variable is 20 bytes. ie like a .ini file or something where it would look like:
str=20
hp=25
gold=1000

 

[manarth]

Sounds like he cookies you're setting are session cookies - they expire once you close the browser. You need to include an 'expires' variable (set to a future date, obviously!)

There's some more information in this JavaScript Cookie article.

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Marcus
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