Your code above is correct, assuming that your cookie isn't timing out (i.e. isn't a session cookie). Under normal circumstances, session cookies are discarded immediately upon exit from your 'browser'. If you want to force holding onto the cookie, use ignore_discard in your constructor: 
my $cookie_jar = HTTP::Cookies->new(file => 'C:\path\to\cookies.dat',
                                    autosave=> 1,
                                    ignore_discard => 1);

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The flag is documented in HTTP::Cookies, and read HTTP_cookie#Session_cookie to learn more about the behavior.

#11929 First ask yourself `How would I do this without a computer?' Then have the computer do it the same way.

In reply to Re: Getting Cookies by kennethk
in thread Getting Cookies by PerlSufi

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