normally the browser (eg Internet Explorer) generates this and sends it automatically with each request to the server. In your case however your Java Application is taking the place of the browser, so it should generate this number somehow - any suitably large random number will do, and then re-use the same number for all subsequent calls.
> -----Original Message----- > From: randie ursal [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 03 February 2003 11:41 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: HttpClient to Servlet > > can i make use of the sessionid created during 'getSession(true)'? thus > this sessionid be included in the response of the servlet to the > HttpClient? how do i get this sessionid? > > thanks a lot in advance. > > Adrian Janssen wrote: > > I don't know in practise how to do this but in principle what you need > to do > > is send a cookie with the same session id with evey request, this means > you > > need to set a header variable using the following method of > URLConnection: > > > > public void setRequestProperty(String key, String value) > > > > I am not quite sure what the key should be, try "sessionid" for starters > > though. The value can be anything, as long as it consistent accross your > > calls. The value should be inscrutably random for security purposes > though. > > > > Hopefully someone else can elaborate on this. > > > > Cheers > > Adrian > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: randie ursal [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>Sent: 03 February 2003 11:08 > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: HttpClient to Servlet > >> > >>hi, > >> > >> When i try to access my servlet from a Java Application using > >>URLConnection, every request was considered as a new HttpSession. I was > >>able to check this using the 'getSession(false)' and it result to not > >>NULL which means that a new HttpSession was created. How can i implement > >>my Java application so that when it request, my Servlet would not create > >>a new HttpSession object. > >> > >> > >>thanks. > >> > >> randie > >> > >>======================================================================== > == > >>= > >>To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff > >>JSP-INTEREST". > >>For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST > >>DIGEST". > >> > >>Some relevant archives, FAQs and Forums on JSPs can be found at: > >> > >> http://java.sun.com/products/jsp > >> http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html > >> http://forums.java.sun.com > >> http://www.jspinsider.com > > > > -- > > > > It is the strict policy of Truworths that its e-mail facility and all > > e-mail communications emanating therefrom, should be utilised for > > business purposes only and should conform to high professional and > > business standards. 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