How to get the data out of the COOKIE (CGI variable)

[Pahan]

Among the CGI variables that are displayed when I preview how my app works in IE, I have HTTP_COOKIE. The line looks like this:
HTTP_COOKIE=MYINTRANET_USERID=CF42912; language=En; MYINTRANET_USERINFO=UID=Guest&NAME=Guest&MAIL=myIntranet1.0_Guest@pcs.com&C=??? EMPTYPE=CONTRACTOR&SUPCODE=N&GLOBALID=0

All this information located on one line, so I guess it is the content on the cookie.

Now, how do I get the MYINTRANET_USERID from here?

The other lines under CGI variables of the type HTTP_HOST=myserver.com give me no troubles, as I can simply say
myVar = CGI.HTTP_HOST and I get myserver.com.

Any suggestions?

 

[webron]

Hi,

try

<cfset MYINTRANET_USERID =listgetat(cgi,HTTP_COOKIE, 2, &quot;=,;&quot>
it should return CF42912

webron

 

[Pahan]

First a question - MYINTRANET_USERID was a parameter in HTTP_COOKIE (at least this is my understanding, and I am a baaaad web developer... so far and I needed to get its value, namely CF42912. Why did you choose MYINTRANET_USERID as a CF variable name? Hey, you can confuse me easily So it could have been
<cfset userID =listgetat(cgi,HTTP_COOKIE,2, &quot;=,;&quot>, right?

Second - I did try what you suggested and got the following error:

An error occurred while evaluating the expression:
MYINTRANET_USERID =listgetat(cgi,HTTP_COOKIE, 2, &quot;=,;&quot

Error near line 29, column 7.

Parameter 1 of function ListGetAt must be a basic value, i.e., a string, number, logical, or date/time value


webron - but even if this won't work - thanks for your input; I will sure find the use for the listgetat function later!