Can someone explain what the following are? I've given my assumption to what each is, but if it's incorrect, do you mind correcting me?

Request.Cookie - I assume you place the name of the stored cookie and it reads the value of it and assigns it to this data src
Request.Form - I assume you place the name of a form element on the current page and this variable takes the same value
Request.QueryString - I assume this query's the URL string to find the name supplied and see it's value
Request.ServerVariables - I assume you set the name to a server variable name (ie, REMOTE_ADDR for IP) or a list of other variables, and assigns it to this data src

Session Variable - I don't understand this. All it asks for is a name. So I can't set a value to it. I assumed that a session variable is a variable that once created, exists across all pages (without need to pass it in the URL) and expires when the browser is closed or a session is abandoned.

Application Variable - I have no idea what this is, but like Session, it only asks for a name and I can't seem to set a value to it. (Aren't variables VariableName = Value pairs?)

Any clarification is much appreciated. Web Design & Dev is sweet!

here ya go
Request.Cookie
usage:
Response.Cookie("hoser" = "my name"
thename = Request.Cookie("hoser"

Request.Form
requires an input field of that name to be posted to that page
usage
thename = Request.Form("hoser"

Request.QueryString
a url like this
www.site.com/page.asp?hoser=my+name
usage:
thename = Request.QueryString("hoser"

Request.ServerVariables
usage:
userIP = Request.ServerVariables("remote_addr"

Session variable
usage:
Session("ID" = 1
myID = Session("ID"

Application Variable
usage:
Application("ID" = 1
myID = Application("ID"

The only difference between a session variable, and an application variable, is that the session is only available to that user, the application is available to all users.


Joel Martinez
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