determine operating system (or cookie directory)

[lucpustjens]

Hello,

I want te determine the client operating system, because I need to kno
the default cookie directory. If there is a way to determine the cooki
directory directly, than it is also good.

the used OS te determine are:
win 95, win 98, win ME, win XP, win NT

Thanks for help,

Luc Pustjen

lucpustjen
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[Michael Winter]

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 08:19:19 -0600, lucpustjens
<lu****************@mail.forum4designers.com> wrote:

I want te determine the client operating system, because I need to know
the default cookie directory. If there is a way to determine the cookie
directory directly, than it is also good.

the used OS te determine are:
win 95, win 98, win ME, win XP, win NT

Knowing my OS version won't help you find the cookies on my computer; I
don't use IE.

Why do you need to know this?

Mike

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[Jeff North]

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 08:19:19 -0600, in comp.lang.javascript
lucpustjens <lu****************@mail.forum4designers.com> wrote:

| Hello,
|
| I want te determine the client operating system, because I need to know
| the default cookie directory. If there is a way to determine the cookie
| directory directly, than it is also good.
|
| the used OS te determine are:
| win 95, win 98, win ME, win XP, win NT

Why do you need access to the cookie folder?
It wouldn't help you on my system because I change the location of
where the cookies are stored.
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[Grant Wagner]

Michael Winter wrote:

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 08:19:19 -0600, lucpustjens
<lu****************@mail.forum4designers.com> wrote:

I want te determine the client operating system, because I need to know
the default cookie directory. If there is a way to determine the cookie
directory directly, than it is also good.

the used OS te determine are:
win 95, win 98, win ME, win XP, win NT

Knowing my OS version won't help you find the cookies on my computer; I
don't use IE.

Why do you need to know this?

Mike

Actually, even if someone knew the OS I was using, and was aware that I was
using Internet Explorer, I can change my Cookie directory by adjusting the
following Registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders\Cookies

which would require you having access to my Registry to determine, something
I'm not going to do.

The proper way to access cookies using client-side JavaScript is by using
document.cookie, where and how the browser chooses to store this information
is irrelevant, and quite frankly, none of your business.

See <url: http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_4 /> for information on determining
via client-side JavaScript whether a browser accepts cookies.

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* http://www.mozilla.org/docs/web-deve...upgrade_2.html