I want to store the link of the page that each user of my web site visited so it can help me to personalise information for each user depending on the pages visited.I don''t know what kind of variable should I use.
If I understand well, a Session variable is deleted when the session end so when a user close the browser and then reconnect to my web site, the session variables used the first time will be deleted and I can''t keep track of the pages visited.Same thing for the application variable except that the variables will be deleted when the application stops.
I've got two domain names sharing the same IP address that use ASP VBScript If I set a session variable with domain 1, it is only available for domain 1 - this is correct? If I set an application variable with domain 1, the app variable is sharing across all domains using that IP address - this is correct? This is the behavior I am seeing and I want to make sure that my server is set up correct. I especially want to make sure application variable behavior is correct.
I have absolutely no idea how global.asa works. I've read through quite a number of articles and they're all fine and dandy but implementing it on my (first) ASP application just doesn't work. It's amazing how ASP.NET automates everything for you.
Anyway, I need to store session variables and I have no idea how to. I have no global.asa file, but I can declare session variables fine. So does that mean that somewhere in the ASP process, a Session_OnStart() method's already running.
If I create a global.asa file, I put it in the same directory with other ASP files right?
A global.asa file should contain the basic four application/session methods... and shouldn't really contain much code, unless I want to start a variable with a default value. True or false (I say true). Code:
I am using IIS 6.0 and am trying to use application variables to track uasge. They work fine as long as there is an active client but about 20 minutes after the last activity they are reset to the default values declared in the global.asa file.
I'm building a web app with a lot of ASP files which I'd like to split out into several different subfolders. However, I noticed that application variables that I set up in my Application_OnStart event sometimes survive switching to a different folder while at other times they do not. I am relatively new to ASP so I'm not sure if I'm doing something that inadvertently unassigns these variables.
One thing I kow I'm not doing is explicitly reassigning or unassigning them.My other option is to assign them in a default.asp or some other generic file that I replicate in all my folders and include in the entry point asp file to each folder,but I'd rather avoid the redundancy so as not to complicate maintenance further.
can I put together an object (not too big, just a small array or something) and chuck it in an Application variable or are there better ways to do this? Sessions are okay if it's a better alternative to Application but I'd rather skip cookies if I can.
I would like to know what are the Advantages & Disadvantages of using Application variables in an ASP page. In my application I would like to store some physical paths from database to application variables.
I'm in a dilemma whether to hold this values in application variables or in server side variables in an include file. Please help me with this..
users login and can navigate an administration area, however, at random (it seems) when you click on a link to navigate to another spot in the admin portion the application variable used to denote the user as an admin is getting changed, and therefore load the homepage because it thinks you are not logged in. any suggestions? need more info?
Has anyone worked with Application variables in an array format? I need to create a list of 40 items using some sort of persistant array. I can do this with a DB, but in this case, it would not be efficient.
I did a few tests by trying to pass an array to an Application var, but can't seem to get it back.
<% Dim MyArray(39) 'populate the array Application("myArray") = myArray %>
then on another page, I tried
<% Dim myArray(39) myArray = Application("myArray") 'loop through the retrieved elements %>
This doesn't seem to work.. anyone did something similar with good results?
i would need to know if i can permanently modify the content of the global.asa file.
I am writing a web log in form that enables users to change their password (i dont need much security, this is more for practical purpose so i use application variables), these passwords are defined in the Application_OnStart() event but i would like to be able to change them without having to manually rewrite them.
I intend to use application variables to control access to editable blocks on an intranet site. There are about 300 blocks currently and that may grow to as many as 400 as time goes along.
Using the scheme I am thinking of an application variable will contain the username of the person currently editing a block. Is there a way to "destroy" the application variable so it no longer occupies memory or is this anything to be concerned about? I don't plan to place much more than a 20 character string into the variable.
What are the best methods for using global constants and variables? I've noticed that many people put all global constants in a file and include that file on every page. This is the best way of doing it - is it not? Once the application has loaded the page it is cached and is immediately available for other pages.
With global variables - the best thing to do would be to use application variables - so long as there weren't too many declared. Is there another (easy) way of using global variables apart from using application variables?
I'm just dipping my toes into server-side scripting.
The Global.asa file seemed really nice, but am I understanding correctly that the application onstart event is fired ONLY when the server is started/re-started or when the FIRST user logs onto an ASP application?
If that's the case, then all the changes I keep making to my Global.asa file are pretty useless, right? (which seems to be the case -- i.e., my pages are not using any of the new information). Code:
I'm using application variables for a web based sales tracking application. I use the variables for stuff like connection string, database name, etc. I store the values in a asp file that is included in a login page. The assignments are in a procedure that I then call on the login page. This is done everytime a user connects to the login page.
what's happening to the variables? Are they being overwritten everytime a user accesses the page? I'm not checking for the existence of the variables. I just call the routine everytime the page is accessed. I know the values are shared for all users but, I was wondering if I should check for the existence of variables? Will it free up resources? Should I be using locks?
You are required to create an online tracking system for the Webmaster which should show the current online status of all the users currently logged on to your site with the following details about every user:
SessionId Current Page requested Time of request Browser used for making the request
If a user remains inactive for 10 minutes, then it should be assumed he is not online. You are not supposed to use any permanent storage features.
Does anyone know of a way through asp code to drop a users application connection and prompt them for their credentials? I would like to offer the ability to log into the application with different NT username and password with them having to close and re-open their browser. I am using basic athentication for my application.
I want to create an administration page which lists all the current users who are on the site at the moment.
I know coldfusion has this feature built in using the SessionTracker class... does ASP have something similar? If not... is there any way I can just iterate through all the session files on the server...?
I'm working on an ASP classic application. I wish to set my session.timeout to 1 minute for testing purposes. I placed session.timeout = 1 in the global.asa but it seems not to be working because the session is still I alive. I0 can still browse through the application. How do I do it and where should I place the session.timeout? Do I still have to configure something in the server?
Until now I've only seen VBScript to handle application and session events (e.g. Application_OnStart, Session_OnStart). Is it possible to do this directly in JavaScript or do I have to write VBScript proxies?
I am using Session variables in my ASP application. I have tested the application on a Win2k professional and it works fine. When the same web app is installed on a win2k advanced server from the client browser when the app is accessed the session variable returns null inspite of a value being already set. I have checked the IIS enable session state settings. When i use the server machine as client and access the app as localhost then the session variable has correct value.
How can this be solved? What other settings if any, need to be changed to get it work.
Do session variables carry over if you've left your site and come back?
My shopping cart uses PayPal/IPN to transact and then enter details of the transaction into my database. All of the data entry takes place after IPN has returned all of the data to my site.
A couple of the fields I need to populate are held in session variables throughout the application. When the customer clicks on the checkout button, and is sent over to PayPal's server to complete the transaction, will the session variables still be available to me upon returning to my site?
Is there a way to close a single session variable, once it's been created? I have an application that requires a several session variables to be created once a person enteres a certian section of my site. When they leave the variables are set to nothing, as they are no longer needed. I'd like to just close them out, but I will still need to keep the session open, so Session.Abandon will not work in this case.
We have different types of logins for our accounts on our intranet. When a person logs in, a Session variable is set to determine their level of access. For sake of argument, say the two LoginTypes are Manager and Employee.When I log in (as a Manager), I get a certain set of options on the homepage. Then I return to the login page, after logging in as myself, and log in as an Employee. For some reason, the page seems "cached" and the manager options will still display. If I refresh this page, it will appear the way it should. I *think* this only happens when I copy/paste a URL that I was at as a Manager. I believe that if I click a link, it displays properly.Is there a way to prevent this? I do a ton of copying/pasting URLs.
I would like to declare a session variable. ' Use session variables for the recordsets for the GetSubordinates and IsManager functions Dim orgStructRS set orgStructRS = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
Where can I declare this session variables? Once I use the recordset in both the functions, where do I close these recordsets?
I have read couple of articles warning against the use of storing VB COM objects (Apartment Threading) in Session Variables due to the fact that these variables could go bad.My question is what's the workaround this? I have also read about making ASP Stateless...I'm guessing that means turning the session and application variables off and if you do that then how do you pass information for a particular user from one page to another?I'm confused about how to get an ASP site working without using Application and Session variables as well as not storing VB COM objects in Session Variables.
I have a session variable in a login page. Then I go to a form page where I uses the ProfileID and the UserID. Then I go to a result page where I would like to use the UserID as a filter, but I can't get the value is stored in it.
I'm loading a variable into the session variables that will be for checking to see if the user can access a certain area of the website. When the user logs out or gives and incorrect login password is it better to kill off all the variables using session.abandon or to set the session access variable to False? I'm not really concerned about using the servers resources with this one variable, but I would like to keep the server as free as possible.
I've noticed that in my ASP application that session variables are not carried over from one IE6 open browser window to another. Can anyone tell me how IE can do this? It seems like it's a useful protection mechanism that I can add to my application. BTW, I'm looking for a way to determine if someone is moving cookies between computers. How IE and/or ASP handles sessions might give me some insights (and I'm open to suggestions as to how to prevent cookie stealing?)
I have an ASP [Classic] application running under IIS 5 & 6 [on different servers (obviously)] I need to implement Session() variables to cache some frequently looked up data. Because of the nature of the data, it is best held in the Session() rather than the Application() object.Is there a limit to the how long the parameter name can be? For example: Session("HairColour") - the parameter name length her is 10 characters - what's the max length (is there a max length)? I ask because my code will generate these parameter names on the fly and I don't want them to break anything
