> My boss has indicated to me that he would like to open up > two PC IE > browser windows, log into our application under two > different logins > and view the data from each of those independently. I had > been > keeping information in cookies, but since they'd share a > cookie, I > migrated the information over to session variables. But > it doesn't > seem to be working.
There's not a solution that's both reliable and easy to implement... Some combinations of windows/IE versions will allow IE to have multiple instances with different sets of active cookies. The trick is that the 2nd IE window needs to be spawned from the Launch Bar or the Desktop instead of File > New > Window or Ctrl+N. The only way CF knows which session the current browser belongs to is by the use of cookies (or url variables) -- so even when you use session variables, you're still relying on the browser's cookies, specifically the cfid/cftoken cookies. Passing cfid and cftoken in the url overrides the cookie, so you could theoretically generate a random cfid and cftoken during each login and pass those, but you would need to edit your application to ensure that those two variables are passed on the url in every request, whether it's a link, form-post, cflocation tag or manipulating the javascript location object. The easiest solution is to use different browsers... If he wants IE browsers specifically (or if the application only supports them), there are several IE shell browsers he can install, like MyIE, MyIE2, Avante Browser and Maxthon. s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:208961 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
