in reply to Re: print and redirect
in thread print and redirect

Ive realised where ive gone wrong, but its given me another problem.

I am redirecting after i am creating a cookie. Since you can only write to a cookie once, does anyone know how i can write to a cookie and then immediately afterwards redirect to another page?

Costas

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Re: Re: Re: print and redirect
by astanley (Beadle) on Apr 10, 2001 at 18:37 UTC
    When I want to redirect a user I use the <meta> tag http-equiv=refresh - it's never given me any trouble. I would have your script write your cookie function and when it returns send the browser one of these:
    <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=http://redirect.url.here?anycgi=options&here=too">

    -Adam Stanley
    Nethosters, Inc.
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      This works fine,

      However is it better coding practise for me to write the following? 

      <html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=http://redirect.url.here?any
cgi=options&here=too">
</head>
<body></body>
</html>

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      rather than just the meta refresh line

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Re: Re: Re: print and redirect
by suaveant (Parson) on Apr 10, 2001 at 19:32 UTC
    I don't think you can write a cookie in a redirect, I've tried before... you have to use a http-equiv refresh
                    - Ant
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      I don't know how you tried it, but it works fine for me... See node below for working example :)

      Greetz
      Beatnik
      ... Quidquid perl dictum sit, altum viditur.
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