How do I display something when a cookie expires

Question

0.00/5 (No votes)

See more:

I'm wanting to show a video when a person comes to the site and doesn't have a cookie. After they see the video, a cookie is added, but when the cookie expires, the video is played again.

C#

if (Request.Cookies["x"] != null)
        {
            //do nothing
        }
        else
        {
            ModalPopupExtender1.Show();
            Response.Cookies["x"].Value = DateTime.Now.ToString();
            Response.Cookies["x"].Expires = DateTime.Now.AddHours(24);
        }

I would think this would work correctly, however the movie only shows if the browser is cleared of all cookies. 24hrs later the movie will not play.

How do I fix this?

Posted 13-Jul-10 3:17am

kwingate

Add a Solution

3 solutions

Add a Solution

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

Sign in to your account

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

Martin Jarvis · Answer 1 · 2010-07-13T09:11:00

Solution 2

Request.Cookies["x"] will create the cookie if it doesn't exist.

try testing for an empty string in the value instead.

Posted 13-Jul-10 9:11am

Martin Jarvis

kwingate · Answer 2 · 2010-07-14T04:39:00

C#

if (Request.Cookies["x"] != null && Convert.ToDateTime(Request.Cookies["x"].Expires) < DateTime.Now)
        {
            //do nothing
        }
        else
        {
            ModalPopupExtender1.Show();
            Response.Cookies["x"].Value = DateTime.Now.ToString();
            Response.Cookies["x"].Expires = DateTime.Now.AddHours(24);
        }

This works.

Strider1987 · Answer 3 · 2010-07-13T08:36:00

Solution 1

http://www.tizag.com/aspTutorial/aspCookie.php

Posted 13-Jul-10 8:36am

Strider1987

Comments

Sandeep Mewara 13-Jul-10 15:22pm

Reason for my vote of 1
How does this link help OP in his issue?