>I would argue that that is not only a horrible abuse (LOCKING on SEVER to >set something in SESSION), but that this situation doesn't even need a lock >at all.
That's assuming that the server is CFMX, not CF5 (which the OP didn't specify), otherwise a lock is indeed needed. Pretty awful code regardless (in more than one way!) Mary Jo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:251703 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4