cookie not getting set using HTTP::cookie

Well, I got my problem solved. I may go back to my original approach just because it does a little less processing but that is a project for another day.

 

 

So, it turns out that I don't know as much as I could about HTTP cookies. Or I used to not know as much as I could; I know a little more now. I am sure it is not news to some of you that the path is important. I was not setting a path and the browser ended up with a bunch of "language" cookies. Once I set a path along with a value the new approach worked just fine. Now, why it worked in development in the first place, I don't know but QA signed off on the current rule so I am not going to worry about that today.

 

 

I just wanted to put the resolution here in case it can help someone avoid the problems I had.

 

 

Richard