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User Persistence Features of IE 5

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Client User Group
HTML, CSS and XML, Internet Explorer
Language
JavaScript
Product
IE5
Task
Components, Drag and Drop, Layout Enhancement
Technology
IE5 Behaviors, XML

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User Persistence Features of IE 5
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Short Description
Learn how to use XML Data Islands, userData behavior, and DHTML to store custom user preferences.

Long Description
An introduction to using XML Data Islands, userData behavior, and DHTML to implement and store custom user-preferences for your IE5 users.

Includes a demo that lets users drag an item (bookmark) complete with picture and link to special area of the web page. This informstion is stored for later retrieval using the userData behavior.

Author: Kenneth Cox
Date/ Version: 11/19/1999
Submission URL: http://www.SiteExperts.com/ie5/tips/ts01/page1.asp
Submission Date: Nov 19,1999
Last Update: Nov 19,1999

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Overall Rating: 4.1

michaelphipps on Apr 18, 2001 at 5:56:32 AM Rating: 4
I am simulating a tab control in a web app, so as as user moves between pages, the data already entered into forms on various pages stays, without needing to be saved to a database until the user is ready.
efrainf on Apr 12, 2001 at 12:30:20 PM Rating: 5
A very helpful topic indeed, I got it working almost inmediately on my project....
markrobotnik on Sep 12, 2000 at 2:37:44 PM Rating: 5
This makes perfect sense.

Part of the Microsoft.net strategy is to use XML in networking elecrical appliances. Imagine A website that has a TV guide and you drag that TV time icon on top of your VCR icon. This drag and drop has just told the VCR to record Seinfeld at 6pm.

The potential for these features are massive.

GO MICROSOFT.

Mark Robotnik
Frances on Jun 2, 2000 at 3:45:54 PM Rating: 3
My rating would really depend on the persistence aspect. Why should johnhamm have experienced only 24 hours persistence? I wish you would submit editorial replies to this discussion ...
johnhamm on Jan 17, 2000 at 1:38:35 PM Rating: 3
Has anyone examined userData closely? It stores the XML store in a temporary directory (i.e. C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\1C4ZLDA1), but it "expires" after a certain amount of time... in my experience, about 24 hours. Then when I go to the page, it is as if the XML file doesn't even exist (even if it is still in the temporary directory) and IE creates another one! Has anyone ran into this?

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