For what it's worth in my Guide to CFML Variables I say this: "Data stored in Server and Application scopes are persistent and can exist across multiple requests. They are not tied to a specific end user or client machine. Data stored in these scopes is maintained in the server's system RAM and along with the Session scope (described later) are called "Shared Variable Scopes" due to the fact that access to these scopes is shared among all active requests. An understanding of locking in CFML is required to use them properly. Locking is covered in detail in our Guide to Locking."
"Because information is stored in system RAM considerations should be made to size your application's use of these scopes to the hardware on which it will run. This also means that data in these scopes are not available across machines in a ColdFusion cluster. Data in these scopes will not persist beyond a server reboot or CF service restart so the application should be designed to test and properly react to restarts." The full article (which is badly in need of a general clean up and a spell-checking) is here: http://www.depressedpress.com/depressedpress/Content/Development/ColdFusion/ Guides/Variables/Index.cfm I'm not saying I'm "right", but the way I've described things is the way the docs always seemed to present them (and the way things have made most sense to me). Variables available for only the current request are transient and variables available across multiple requests are persistent. In other words it the perspective of the request that's used, not the server instance. Again - this may be very wrong, but at least it's consistently wrong. ;^) Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:210061 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
