When you use client-side code (the
Document.Cookie property)
to
write cookies, and then use the same method to retrieve the cookies, you may
receive an empty string or the following error message:
ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER
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This problem may occur if the total size of the cookies that
are stored in your domain is 4,096 bytes or greater. This is a limitation in
the current version of Mshtml.dll.
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Microsoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
at the beginning of this article.
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To see that the cookies actually exist even though the
Document.Cookie property cannot retrieve them, follow these steps:
| 1. | Start Internet Explorer. |
| 2. | On the Tools menu, click Internet
Options. |
| 3. | On the General tab, click
Settings. |
| 4. | In the Settings dialog box, click
View Files. |
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