I would presume, however, that if you have a handful of simple variables like for instance a datasource name and a couple of primary keys that it should't have problems, correct? I would think the problem would come in if you are transfering queries, arrays of structs. etc. or am I just optimistic? I have always used the copy to request scope for frequently referenced variables not ocasional ones. It doesnt make sense to copy a huge struct which is seldom referenced, on every page request (can anyone say Spectra?).
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cameron Childress" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 1:54 PM Subject: RE: Session variables > > > > You should allways use CFLOCK when dealing with sessions. > > > > An alternative is setting the Single Threaded Sessions in > > > > the CF Administrator. > > > > > > I don't know if this is an optimal solution, but I always transfer > > > all session variables to the request scope - inside a CFLOCK - > > > in application.cfm. That way there's just one locked section of > > > code for session variables and you don't have to remember to > > > use a lock every time, just to use request.variableName instead > > > of session.variableName. > > > > It's been our experience that this method doesn't work well if you're > > storing any significant amount of data in the session or > > application scopes. > > It may work during functional testing, but generally fails miserably under > > load. > > I'll second this. I use to actually use this technique for Application > scoped variables. We store quite a bit in the Application scope, and after > recently eliminating request=duplicate(application) code and switching to > locked calls directly to the Application scope, performance of our app under > load conditions improved by about 40%. That's a VERY significant > improvement in speed when NOT using that technique. > > It's a great timesaver for code, but if you plan your app well locking's not > all that big of a deal. The tradeoff for speed makes it very worth NOT > using the request scope for this specific purpose. > > -Cameron > > -------------------- > Cameron Childress > elliptIQ Inc. > p.770.460.1035.232 > f.770.460.0963 > -- > http://www.neighborware.com > America's Leading Community Network Software > ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 2000 Server · PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation · $99/Month · Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionc FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
