Browser Info 2

Mattias Sjoberg Jun 30, 1997

General

This cookie records the visitor's name and writes the name, along with the visitor's browser information to the page.

You're Using:

Notes

Created by: Mattias Sjoberg
Web Site:
Posted: June 30, 1997

Source Code

Paste this source code into the designated areas.

External file

Paste this code into an external JavaScript file named: browserInfo.js

var username = GetCookie('username');

if (username == null) {
  username = prompt('Please enter your name (otherwise press cancel)',"WebSurfer");
  if (username == null) {
    alert('Its ok if you dont want to tell me your name');
    username = 'WebSurfer';
  } else {
    pathname = location.pathname;
    myDomain = pathname.substring(0,pathname.lastIndexOf('/')) +'/';
    var largeExpDate = new Date ();
    largeExpDate.setTime(largeExpDate.getTime() + (365 * 24 * 3600 * 1000));
    SetCookie('username',username,largeExpDate,myDomain);
  }
}

function getCookieVal (offset) {
  var endstr = document.cookie.indexOf (";", offset);
  if (endstr == -1)
  endstr = document.cookie.length;
  return unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, endstr));
}

function GetCookie (name) {
  var arg = name + "=";
  var alen = arg.length;
  var clen = document.cookie.length;
  var i = 0;
  while (i < clen) {
    var j = i + alen;
    if (document.cookie.substring(i, j) == arg)
    return getCookieVal (j);
    i = document.cookie.indexOf(" ", i) + 1;
    if (i == 0)
    break;
  }
  return null;
}

function SetCookie (name, value) {
  var argv = SetCookie.arguments;
  var argc = SetCookie.arguments.length;
  var expires = (argc > 2) ? argv[2] : null;
  var path = (argc > 3) ? argv[3] : null;
  var domain = (argc > 4) ? argv[4] : null;
  var secure = (argc > 5) ? argv[5] : false;
  document.cookie = name + "=" + escape (value) +
    ((expires == null) ? "" : ("; expires=" +
    expires.toGMTString())) +
    ((path == null) ? "" : ("; path=" + path)) +
    ((domain == null) ? "" : ("; domain=" + domain)) +
    ((secure == true) ? "; secure" : "");
}

Head

Paste this code into the HEAD section of your HTML document.


<script type="text/javascript" src="browserInfo.js"></script>

Body

Paste this code into the BODY section of your HTML document


<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
document.write('<font size="+3">Hey '+username+'!</font>');
if (username == "WebSurfer") {
  document.write('</font><br><small><a href="http://cookies.javascriptsource.com/n-browser.html" target="_top">personalize</A> your greeting!</small>')
}
//-->
</script>
<p>
You're Using:</p>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
document.write('<br> '+ navigator.appName + ' (<i>' + navigator.appCodeName + '</i>) version ' + navigator.appVersion + '.')
//-->
</script>

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(1 comment)

what is the javascript: link to change this without deleting cookies...please help.

vinny Jun 10, 2007

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