Question

the problem is that the redirect is not working, it should ignore a search page after login, but it is not. the user clicks on a button to reserve his book, if he is not logged in, a prompt box will ask him for the login information, after login, the user should be redirected to a request form. and now it is taking him to the search page that is defined in the action of the login form.

var cookieName = "activeRequest";
var variableName = "requestUrl";
var lifetime = 60;

$(document).ready(function() {
    "use strict";
    //$.Jookie.Initialise(cookieName,lifetime);  

    $(".public_request").click(function() {

        //alert("click");
        var url = $(this).attr("id");

        store(url);
        //alert(url);
        //return false;   
    });
});


//store the request link

function store(url) {
    "use strict";
    $.Jookie.Initialise(cookieName, lifetime);
    $.Jookie.Set(cookieName, variableName, url);


}
//check for a active request

function checkForRequest() {
    "use strict";
    $.Jookie.Initialise(cookieName, lifetime);
    var reqURL = $.Jookie.Get(cookieName, variableName);

    //check the response and see if there was one
    if (reqURL === undefined) {
        return false;
    }
    else {
        deleteCookie();
        redirect(reqURL);

    }
}

//redirect to request
function redirect(url) {
    "use strict";
    window.location = url;
}

//delete an active request after redirect
function deleteCookie() {
    "use strict";
    $.Jookie.Initialise(cookieName, lifetime);
    $.Jookie.Unset(cookieName, variableName);
}

Answer 1

if(reqURL === undefined)

should be

if (typeof(reqURL) == "undefined")