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Easy Cross Browser Client Side Data Storage

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Submitted on: 1/4/2002 11:23:38 AM
By: Shawn "Big Badger" Brown  
Level: Beginner
User Rating: By 2 Users
Compatibility: JavaScript
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     A great way to persist data (on the client)between pages when working within a frameset. This is a good, more stable substitute for session cookies. Trying to pass querystring values or form values back and forth can get messy and if your string gets too long some browsers will choke. Cookies can be an unstable solution because they can't get too long either and some browsers will mysteriously lose them. This is a simple, dynamic solution that does the trick in version 4 IE and Netscape browsers. If this is of use to you, send me a quick note and let me know! shawn_james@hotmail.com

 
 
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<html>
<head>
<SCRIPT>
var strBuffer = new Array();
function GetValue(strName) {
 return strBuffer[strName.toLowerCase()];
}
function SetValue(strName, strValue) {
 strBuffer[strName.toLowerCase()] = strValue;
}
</SCRIPT>
</head>
<frameset rows="*,39" onload="LoadVars();" BORDER=0 FRAMEBORDER=0 MARGINHEIGHT=0 MARGINWIDTH=0 FRAMESPACING=0 NORESIZE scrolling=auto>
	<frame src="somepage.asp" name="main" NORESIZE scrolling=auto>
	<frame src="someotherpage.asp" name="buttons" NORESIZE scrolling=no>
</frameset>
</html>
usage examples:
parent.SetValue("Value1","ThisIsValue1");
parent.SetValue("value1","ThisIsChangedValue1");(note, case insensitive)
parent.SetValue("Value2","ThisIsValue2");
strVal = parent.GetValue("Value1");


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9/22/2004 10:05:19 AMRde

This is a good solution Shawn.

I assume LoadVars() sets some variables ready for GetValue() calls.

Happy coding,
Rd.
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6/23/2011 1:48:27 AMNatto-San

Yeah!,It's cool.But,Plz do any more. How can i transfer large of data(client) to asp server..page..

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