Set client var using javascript

i have a form where a user enters a line of info, and i want
to save that as a client variable without having to post the form.
is it possible to set a CF client variable using javascript?

> cookies can be created/edited/deleted using js, so i just
need
> to know how i would go about editing a cf created
cookie using js.
You've inched away from your original question. It was about
how to use Javascript to save form data in Coldfusion without
having to send the form from the browser. The answer is, you can't.
> i used javascripts document.cookie to make changes to the
correct coldfusion
> client variables..works like a charm
You've not changed any Coldfusion variable at all. What
you've simply done is use Javascript to write a new cookie, which
Coldfusion then reads later. To see that, do this test.
Save and run the following code as the page
testCookieJS.cfm
<html>
<head>
<title>testCookieJS</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
document.cookie="JS test cookie";
</script>
</head>
<body>
Coldfusion cookie struct dump:
<cfdump var="#cookie#">
</body>
</html>
You will find that the "JS cookie" is not dumped. However,
you will find that the cookie is actually present in the browser.
Now, close the browser and delete all cookies. Save and run
the following code as the page
testCookieCF.cfm
<cfcookie name="CFCookieTest" value="CF test cookie">
<cfdump var="#cookie#">
You will find that the "CF cookie" is dumped. The difference
in the result of the two tests shows that one cannot use Javascript
to change the cookie that Coldfusion sets. In fact, generally
speaking, you cannot use Javascript to modify any Coldfusion
variables. If you could, anyone would be able to use an HTML page
to rewrite your Coldfusion site.

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