i think your problem is here:

} elsif ($code) {

    my $cookie_to_send = cookie(-name=>'test'
                                -value=>"$code",
                                -expiration=>'+1h');
    # print out header
    print header(-cookie=>$cookie_to_send);
    print "You had a cookie!<br>";
    print "Code: $code<br>";
    print "Cookie: $cookie";

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"You had a cookie!" is false. they didn't have a cookie. that's why you just set one. you can't read the cookie you set until they visit the page (or another that checks for the cookie) again.

anders pearson

In reply to Re: Re: Re: A rotten cookie by thraxil
in thread A rotten cookie by sulfericacid

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