Why is that? All you need to do is setup a datasource in the ColdFusion Administrator and set it as the default storage mechanism for client variables. CF takes ca re of the rest.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Norman Elton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 12:50 PM Subject: RE: CF and Hit Counter > So long as you realize that session variables typically rely on cookies > (you'd have to use the SetClientCookies=no attribute of CFApplication - > I believe that's what it's called). By default, ColdFusion handles this > without you knowing it. There are techniques to use session/client > variables without cookies, but it's not as easy! > > Norman Elton > College of William & Mary > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael T. Tangorre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 8:35 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: CF and Hit Counter > > > Hi all, > > I am in the process of writing a hit counter app in java, but in the > meantime, I have thrown a little something together in CF and wanted to > get some feedback on it. > > I have a SQL Server backend to this site and what I do is in the > application.cfm page, I check for the existence of a variable called > session.visitor. If it exists, it means that the application already ra n > the next part which is the code to look at the users IP and check for i t > in a table in my DB... if there is a match it sets the variable > session.visitor again, and if no match is found it adds a record and > then sets the variable. > > Is there anything wrong with the way I do this?...is there a more > efficient way? Just so you know, I am unable to use cookies on this > site. > > Mike > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 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=coldfusiona 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
