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POHow can I use ASP.NET to check if cookies are enabled without having a web page?
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    copied!<p>I am working on a desktop application that automates numerous websites and processes the returned data. This application will be run on a server and the user will connect with remote desktop. The automation breaks when the server doesn't have cookies enabled, and instead of having the application stop working, I would like to check the server settings and tell the user why it isn't working.</p> <p>To do this, I decided to create an ASP.NET Web Service. I figured that the web service could store the cookie and then try to access the data. If the data is found, cookies are enabled and everything is good to go.</p> <p>I have read numerous tutorials like: <a href="http://www.csharphelp.com/2006/05/c-and-cookies/" rel="nofollow">http://www.csharphelp.com/2006/05/c-and-cookies/</a> that explain how to store and access cookies through ASP.NET. All of these however use a website. The user clicks a button to generate a request and the web service can then send a response. I do not know how to make the process work without having a website, and I do not wish to automate a site of my own hosting as well. I feel like I should be able to run a method on my webservice and it should work.</p> <p>Does anyone know how this would be done? I'd like a webservice that can handle request and response so I can create, store, and access cookies. I thank you for any help that you may offer.</p> <p>Nathan Tornquist</p> <p>EDIT:</p> <p>I am working on an database driven application. Some of the pieces are automated web sites, where the user puts in some data and then the program opens up a webBrowser control, fills in the forms, and then formats the resulting data. I would like to test if cookies are enabled based on the users security privileges so that I can disable automation and allow the user to fill in the data on their own if required. Most of the websites require cookies to log in.</p> <p>This will be running on various versions of Windows Server. By default I think the webBrowser control has the same security settings as Internet Explorer.</p>
 

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