# File lib/cgi.rb, line 804
    def initialize(name = "", *value)
      if name.kind_of?(String)
        @name = name
        @value = value
        %r|^(.*/)|.match(ENV["SCRIPT_NAME"])
        @path = ($1 or "")
        @secure = false
        return super(@value)
      end

      options = name
      unless options.has_key?("name")
        raise ArgumentError, "`name' required"
      end

      @name = options["name"]
      @value = Array(options["value"])
      # simple support for IE
      if options["path"]
        @path = options["path"]
      else
        %r|^(.*/)|.match(ENV["SCRIPT_NAME"])
        @path = ($1 or "")
      end
      @domain = options["domain"]
      @expires = options["expires"]
      @secure = options["secure"] == true ? true : false

      super(@value)
    end