I need help with the script below.
If the cookie is set, a message should say so. If not, a message will say so and then set the cookie and it's value.

for some reason this does NOT work:
Code:
<% Option Explicit
Response.Buffer = true

Dim expDate, aspPoll

aspPoll = "aspPoll"
expDate = "2001-05-09 21:42" ' for this version this is static, it will be dynamic in the near future

Response.write("------------------------<BR>")
Response.write("ExpireDate: "& expDate &"<BR>")
Response.write("TodayDate: "& now)
Response.write("<BR>------------------------<BR><BR>")

Response.write(Request.Cookies(aspPoll) &"<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>")

IF (Request.Cookies(aspPoll) <> "") THEN
	Response.write("the cookie is set and running!<BR>"&_
	"Cookie Value: "& Request.Cookies(aspPoll))
ELSEIF (Request.Cookies(aspPoll)="") THEN
	Response.write("This cookie is not set yet...<BR>")
	Response.write("<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;Creating cookie....</B><BR>")
	
	Response.Cookies(aspPoll).Expires = CDate(expDate)
	Response.Cookies(aspPoll).Domain = ".Caffeine"
	Response.Cookies(aspPoll).Path = "/"
	Response.Cookies(aspPoll) = "someText"
	Response.write("reload the page and this cookie will be set!!!<BR>")
	Response.write("Cookie value: "& Request.Cookies(aspPoll) &"<BR><BR>")
ELSE
	Response.write("some other text here...")
END IF
%>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
	<TITLE>Untitled</TITLE>
</HEAD>

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF">

</BODY>
</HTML>

I really appreciate any help since this is the last thing missing in my poll-system.

thanks,
David