How to store some strings at the client side for firefox, chrome & IE?

This code works on firefox & chrome but does not work on IE - no alert window appears.

var key = "localorder";  
   localStorage.setItem(key, 'asc');  
   alert('localorder ' + localStorage.getItem(key));

This code does not work on firefox, chrome nor IE - no alert window appears.

var key = "order";  
   sessionStorage.setItem(key, 'asc');  
   alert('order ' + sessionStorage.getItem(key));

I use the Prototype JavaScript Framework on Windows Vista Home.

Mmmmm, HTML 5. Possibly OK for intranet apps where you have knowledge of every browser in use but not yet for general internet deployment.

Read here for a reasonable discussion.

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