Comments on: ASP: Sustain Remote Cookie Sessions in an ASP/VBScript http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/ ls /usr/lolcat Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:42:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: David Luu http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-1190 David Luu Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:22:05 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-1190 Thanx for the info Chrissy! :) For anyone interested, I wrapped Chrissy's method around a slightly different friendly API for VBScript, and for Javascript as well. It might not be perfect but it's a start. The Javascript version is intended to be cross-platform. Web/HTTP Automation Libraries http://www.codeproject.com/KB/library/httpautomationlibs.aspx I'm thinking of doing ports for .NET and Java as well, if needed. Thanx for the info Chrissy! :)

For anyone interested, I wrapped Chrissy's method around a slightly different friendly API for VBScript, and for Javascript as well. It might not be perfect but it's a start. The Javascript version is intended to be cross-platform.

Web/HTTP Automation Libraries
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/library/httpautomationlibs.aspx

I'm thinking of doing ports for .NET and Java as well, if needed.

]]> By: Marcus Sanford http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-942 Marcus Sanford Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:42:53 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-942 Hi Chrissie - I am trying to get this to work with session variables as well as cookies so I've got xmlhttp.setRequestHeader "Cookie", "LOGGED=xxxxxxxxxx" xmlhttp.setRequestHeader "Cookie", "MYID=xxxxxxx" works fine - however how do I get this to run with session variables is it just a case os writing xmlhttp.setRequestHeader "Session", "MYSession=xxxxxxx" any help would be really great Many thanks Marcus Hi Chrissie - I am trying to get this to work with session variables as
well as cookies so I've got
xmlhttp.setRequestHeader "Cookie", "LOGGED=xxxxxxxxxx"
xmlhttp.setRequestHeader "Cookie", "MYID=xxxxxxx"

works fine - however how do I get this to run with session variables
is it just a case os writing
xmlhttp.setRequestHeader "Session", "MYSession=xxxxxxx"

any help would be really great

Many thanks

Marcus

]]> By: Steve Shen http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-232 Steve Shen Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:14:51 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-232 Great script! Thanks for sharing! One suggestion... Since response headers may not always contain "path=/", it could be "Path=/"( with capital "P"), make the instr() not case sensitive would be a fix: theCookie = left(hArr(kk),instr(hArr(kk),"path=/")-2) change to: theCookie = left(hArr(kk),instr(1,hArr(kk),"path=/",1)-2) Great script! Thanks for sharing!

One suggestion... Since response headers may not always contain "path=/", it could be "Path=/"( with capital "P"), make the instr() not case sensitive would be a fix:

theCookie = left(hArr(kk),instr(hArr(kk),"path=/")-2)

change to:

theCookie = left(hArr(kk),instr(1,hArr(kk),"path=/",1)-2)

]]> By: Pete D http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-231 Pete D Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:17:44 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-231 Hi Bruno, I had a similar need and a similar problem hence me finding this page. I think I've found out why it won't work but it might not help you. Its seems that only one page can have access to a users session space at one time but you (or we) are trying to access it in both pages. As a result the second page hangs while it waits for the firstpage to finish processing and release the session but it can't as the first page is waiting for the second to finish running...dead lock. Thats whats causing this method to not work. The only way around it I've found is to switch off sessions in the first page, the calling page then the second page has access to the session space. Not perfect but it might serve your needs it did mine. You can switch it off by add this line to the top of your page: * If you already have a Hi Bruno,

I had a similar need and a similar problem hence me finding this page. I think I've found out why it won't work but it might not help you. Its seems that only one page can have access to a users session space at one time but you (or we) are trying to access it in both pages. As a result the second page hangs while it waits for the firstpage to finish processing and release the session but it can't as the first page is waiting for the second to finish running...dead lock. Thats whats causing this method to not work. The only way around it I've found is to switch off sessions in the first page, the calling page then the second page has access to the session space. Not perfect but it might serve your needs it did mine. You can switch it off by add this line to the top of your page:

* If you already have a

]]> By: Bruno http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-228 Bruno Thu, 17 May 2007 15:42:45 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-228 To make myself more clear what I want in terms of code is: ========MAIN PAGE======== Dim xmlhttp set xmlhttp = CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP") xmlhttp.open "GET", "myurl.asp", false session("myString") = "blablabla" xmlhttp.send "" response.write = xmlhttp.responseText set xmlhttp = nothing =======myurl.asp============ response.write session("myString") ========================= The thing is: blablabla doesn't get writen on main page. All I want is for this to work. Sorry about placing to posts for the same thing. To make myself more clear what I want in terms of code is:

========MAIN PAGE========

Dim xmlhttp
set xmlhttp = CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP")
xmlhttp.open "GET", "myurl.asp", false
session("myString") = "blablabla"
xmlhttp.send ""
response.write = xmlhttp.responseText
set xmlhttp = nothing

=======myurl.asp============

response.write session("myString")

=========================

The thing is: blablabla doesn't get writen on main page. All I want is for this to work.

Sorry about placing to posts for the same thing.

]]> By: Bruno http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-230 Bruno Thu, 17 May 2007 15:35:32 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-230 Hi, If I understood your code you send a request for url1 and in urls the session will be created, then you call url2 and in there you can access the session created in url1. What if i want to create a session in the main page and call serverXMLHTTP, is there a way to do that? I mean, whithout using a second url? All I want is that the session created in the main page can be accessed in "url". In my case, url will not create another session. I tryed to pass the cookie header like this XMLHTTP.setRequestHeader "Cookie", request.ServerVariables("HTTP_COOKIE") but no success. I would apreciate any help. Thanks in advance. Hi,

If I understood your code you send a request for url1 and in urls the session will be created, then you call url2 and in there you can access the session created in url1.

What if i want to create a session in the main page and call serverXMLHTTP, is there a way to do that?
I mean, whithout using a second url?

All I want is that the session created in the main page can be accessed in "url".
In my case, url will not create another session.

I tryed to pass the cookie header like this XMLHTTP.setRequestHeader "Cookie", request.ServerVariables("HTTP_COOKIE")
but no success.

I would apreciate any help.
Thanks in advance.

]]> By: raymond http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-229 raymond Mon, 14 May 2007 16:52:06 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-229 It's not working on Trademe.co.nz.Could you help me out please? It's not working on Trademe.co.nz.Could you help me out please?

]]> By: china boy http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-227 china boy Tue, 15 Aug 2006 23:59:50 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-227 great! great!

]]> By: Tahir Ali http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-226 Tahir Ali Fri, 04 Aug 2006 08:11:44 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-226 I need some help regarding how to post viewstate using xmlhttp in asp 3.0 I need some help regarding how to post viewstate using xmlhttp in asp 3.0

]]> By: Chrissy http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-225 Chrissy Thu, 01 Jun 2006 16:33:00 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/04/asp-sustain-remote-cookie-sessions-in-an-asp-script-using-vbscript/#comment-225 Hey Shaharyar, Your current order is theCookie = httpSessionRequest(<strong>1</strong>, “GET”, url1,nodata,noCookie, noViewState) theCookie = httpSessionRequest(<strong>1</strong>, “GET”, url2, nodata, theCookie, noViewState) finalHTML = httpSessionRequest(<strong>2</strong>, “Post”, url3, data1, theCookie, noViewState) Try doing httpSessionRequest(<strong>1</strong>... httpSessionRequest(<strong>2</strong>... httpSessionRequest(<strong>3</strong>... instead. Hey Shaharyar,
Your current order is
theCookie = httpSessionRequest(1, “GET”, url1,nodata,noCookie, noViewState)

theCookie = httpSessionRequest(1, “GET”, url2, nodata, theCookie, noViewState)

finalHTML = httpSessionRequest(2, “Post”, url3, data1, theCookie, noViewState)
Try doing
httpSessionRequest(1...
httpSessionRequest(2...
httpSessionRequest(3...

instead.

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