cgi:make-cookie

cgi:make-cookie

[Brian S McQueen]

I am using the nice (www cgi) module.  I tried to make a cookie today, and
I came across an item of sytax which I don't understand.  I have no idea
how to use this function:

(cgi:make-cookie NAME VALUE #&key path domain expires secure)

What do I do with that #&key thing?  I found a bit in the online mannual
in the Reader section about keywords, but it is an empty section.  In my
scan of the optargs module I see some #: style thing.  I am not sure about
that thing either.  Would someone please provide a few examples?

Brian McQueen
NAS Division
NASA/Ames


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Re: cgi:make-cookie

[Thien-Thi Nguyen]

   From: Brian S McQueen <bqueen@nas.nasa.gov>
   Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 15:36:08 -0700 (PDT)

   I have no idea how to use this function: [cgi:make-cookie]

perhaps you will find the latest docs more clear:

 - Scheme Procedure: cgi:make-cookie name value #:key (path #f) (domain
          #f) (expires #f) (secure #f)
     Return a string suitable for inclusion into an HTTP response header
     as a cookie with NAME and VALUE.  Recognize and format
     appropriately the optional keyword parameters `#:path',
     `#:domain', `#:expires' (strings); and `#:secure' (boolean).

here is a simple example call to this proc:

 (cgi:make-cookie 'war 'lose #:path "/ignorance/suffering")
 => "Set-Cookie: war=lose; path=/ignorance/suffering"

note that NAME and VALUE may also be strings.  probably next version of
guile-www will also accept keywords for those args.

thi


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