COOKIE PROBLEM
We have a Lotus Notes database – which also runs on the Web, for our web users.
We have been using this database for the past 12 years with no problems.
All of a sudden, “Some pc’s cannot access the web application anymore.
What is happening is: we have a Login Form which opens up a Frameset – which contains an Embedded View and the Embedded View is coming out “Blank”,
And the Cookie contains garbage.
Example:
HTTP_Cookie: Matrimonial; _ga=GA1.3.8125741.1381154532
This is a sample of how the database works:
Weblogin Form - user selects a department from dropdown box & enters p/w
Js header contains the function “StoreCookie()”
selectLoginID = document.forms[0].LoginID;
selPos = selectLoginID.selectedIndex;
selVal = selectLoginID[selPos].text;
document.cookie = selVal;
User then Clicks a “Submit” button which runs the function “StoreCookie()”
(Which is in the JS Header) - and a Frameset opens up passing in the ‘Department’ name in the Cookie.
When the Frameset opens - in the middle is an embedded view, which shows all the records for that Department name.
** What is happening is the Department name in the HTTP_Cookie field in the Frameset form – has garbage characters along with the Department name that is being passed in.
Example:.
HTTP_Cookie: - Matrimonial; _ga=GA1.3.8125741.1381154532
The cookie should only show the word “Matrimonial” - since it has all that garbage in the cookie field, the View comes out “EMPTY”.
Our Environment consists of:
Internet Explorer 7
Internet Explorer 8
Lotus Notes 6.5 users
Lotus Notes 7 users
We tried to see what was happening. When we try to access the web on some pc’s, we get in okay, but then when we try again later on the “Same” pc, or another day, we can’t get in anymore.
We cannot figure out what is causing this problem. It has to do with the “Cookie”.
We deleted cookies, etc, and still have problem on some pcs.
*** Note: This doesn’t happen on all of the pcs’ -