Yes CFMX docs. I'm talking about CFMX, don't know what anybody else is talking about, or even if they really exist.
> -----Original Message----- > From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 2 April 2003 12:15 p.m. > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Is there a trick... > > Is that from the MX doc's or the CF5 docs? ... I think he was referring to > CF5 if I'm reading correctly... "session scope was protected > automatically"? > ... What I've heard from others is that the session scope was actually the > most volatile of the shared scopes (although it may simply be that it was > just more used than the other scopes). > > > Pretty sure. The docs: > > > While the ColdFusion Server is thread-safe and does not > > try to modify a > > variable simultaneously, it does not ensure the correct > > order of access to > > information. If multiple pages, or multiple invocations of > > a page, attempt > > to write data simultaneously, or read and write it at the > > same time, the > > resulting data can be inconsistent, as illustrated in the > > following Sample > > locking scenarios section. > > > It doesn't say "thread-safe except if you try to access > > application and > > server scopes". > > > Yes you still have to lock them. But CFMX does it > > automatically, so you > > don't have to do it explicitly. > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Barney Boisvert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Wednesday, 2 April 2003 11:17 a.m. > >> To: CF-Talk > >> Subject: RE: Is there a trick... > >> > >> Are you sure about this? It is my understanding that the > >> session scope > >> was > >> protected automatically, but that the application (and > >> server) scope still > >> had to be locked. You can avoid having to do read locks > >> with CFLOCK on a > >> scope if you ensure that they are never written after > >> initially set, and > >> that every request ensures that they are set before > >> proceeding, but you > >> still have to lock them in one form or another > >> > >> barneyb > >> > >> --- > >> Barney Boisvert, Senior Development Engineer > >> AudienceCentral (formerly PIER System, Inc.) > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> voice : 360.756.8080 x12 > >> fax : 360.647.5351 > >> > >> www.audiencecentral.com > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Matthew Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 3:00 PM > >> > To: CF-Talk > >> > Subject: RE: Is there a trick... > >> > > >> > > >> > Automatic locking. Previously you needed to write > >> > > >> > <cflock timeout="1" throwontimeout="No" type="READONLY" > >> > scope="APPLICATION"> > >> > [do something with app variables] > >> > </cflock> > >> > > >> > Many people got around this by simply copying the > >> > application > >> > scope into the > >> > request scope in Application.cfm or thereabouts. Others > >> > simply > >> > wrote lots of > >> > constants directly into the request scope on each page > >> > request > >> > (which isn't > >> > nearly as slow as you might think). > >> > > >> > With CFMX you don't need to lock access to scopes like > >> > application and > >> > session. > >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- > >> > > From: Calvin Ward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > Sent: Wednesday, 2 April 2003 10:47 a.m. > >> > > To: CF-Talk > >> > > Subject: Re: Is there a trick... > >> > > > >> > > Isaac, > >> > > > >> > > What's the benefit that CFMX offers in the > >> > > Application scope? > >> > > > >> > > Calvin > >> > > > >> > > <cf_snipalot /> > >> > > > >> > > > You'll be needlessly accessing the application > >> > > > scope anyway. The > >> > > application > >> > > > scope should really only be used for data which > >> > > > might change > >> > > periodically > >> > > > based on time of day, administrative interraction > >> > > > (i.e. "this > >> > feature is > >> > > > currently unavailable due to maintenance"), or to > >> > > > refresh a cacheing > >> > > > routine, etc. Data which is set, static and > >> > > > required on every page > >> > > should > >> > > be > >> > > > set solely in the request scope, unless you're > >> > > > running CFMX > >> > and planning > >> > > to > >> > > > access it directly from the application scope -- > >> > > > which I prefer not > >> to > >> > > do > >> > > > because imho there's no real benefit over using the > >> > > > request > >> > scope while > >> > > > there are definite advantages to using the request > >> > > > scope if you end > >> up > >> > > > needing backward compatibility for CF 5. > >> > > > > >> > > > hth > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > s. isaac dealey 954-776-0046 > >> > > > > >> > > > new epoch > >> > > > http://www.turnkey.to > >> > > > > >> > > > lead architect, tapestry cms > >> > > > http://products.turnkey.to > >> > > > > >> > > > tapestry api is opensource > >> > > > http://www.turnkey.to/tapi > >> > > > > >> > > > certified advanced coldfusion 5 developer > >> > > > http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID= > >> > > > 21816 > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~| > > Archives: > > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 > > Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index. > > cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 > > FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq > > Your ad could be here. 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