Re: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-16 Thread Gyrus
> I hope Gyrus will be ready for his exam, now. Learning by the minute :) - Gyrus ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/f

RE: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-16 Thread Daye, Marianne
th from a business perspective, but a perhaps a nightmare from a programmer's point of view. I hope Gyrus will be ready for his exam, now. Taking cover! Marianne -Original Message- From: Kwang Suh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:11 PM To: CF-Talk S

Re: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-15 Thread Kwang Suh
--- Freddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Let me see. A scalable app that uses session > vaiables? Try an application that > delivers personalized content. Store a cookie that > logs the user in on entry to > the site. It then retrieves a list of links, images, > and pertinent user info > that is st

Re: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-15 Thread Kwang Suh
> Curious - would switching from session vars to > client vars entail > a major rewrite? Am I dumb in thinking you'd just do > a search for > "session." and implement the client variable code? Well, of course it depends. But since most people wrap their session stuff around locks, and other vari

Re: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-15 Thread Gyrus
> I think the overarching requirement for most, if not all, enterprise-class > applications are reliability and availability. I can't see how using > session vars meshes with this requirement. Hey, if all someone's making are > small apps, go right ahead and use session variables. Just don't ex

Re: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-15 Thread Freddy
Let me see. A scalable app that uses session vaiables? Try an application that delivers personalized content. Store a cookie that logs the user in on entry to the site. It then retrieves a list of links, images, and pertinent user info that is stored in session variables. If the user moves to a di

Re: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-15 Thread Kwang Suh
- Original Message - From: "Freddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 5:16 PM Subject: Re: Session and Client Variables > Kwang Suh wrote: > > > > My heart goes out to you! You so

Re: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-15 Thread Freddy
Kwang Suh wrote: > > My heart goes out to you! You sound like you've had a bad experience with > a > > session variable cult, or something. But if used in its proper context, > > session variables can change your (work) life. > > Yeah, but what's "proper context"? Do people even bother to do

Re: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-15 Thread Kwang Suh
Daye > > -Original Message- > From: Kwang Suh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 8:07 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Session and Client Variables > > > Yikes! > > The key differences between client and session variables are: > >

RE: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-15 Thread Bill King
- From: Kinley Pon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 5:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Session and Client Variables sounds about right! - Kinley >From: "Gyrus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-15 Thread Daye, Marianne
on variables. Just say no. -Original Message- From: Kinley Pon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: November 14, 2001 5:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Session and Client Variables sounds about right! - Kinley >From: "Gyrus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROT

RE: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-15 Thread Mike Townend
al Message- From: Gyrus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 November 2001 02:47 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Session and Client Variables > And yes, client variables DO "time out". What's the timeout period? I wasn't aware of this, would be nice to know for when I do u

RE: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-14 Thread Darryl Lyons
rsday, 15 November 2001 12:47 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Session and Client Variables > And yes, client variables DO "time out". What's the timeout period? I wasn't aware of this, would be nice to know for when I do use them. > Bottom line: session variables suck.

Re: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-14 Thread Gyrus
> And yes, client variables DO "time out". What's the timeout period? I wasn't aware of this, would be nice to know for when I do use them. > Bottom line: session variables suck. I hate them. They are the bane of > CF. I hate how people put gigantic structures in session variables and then >

RE: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-14 Thread Kwang Suh
t say no. -Original Message- From: Kinley Pon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: November 14, 2001 5:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Session and Client Variables sounds about right! - Kinley >From: "Gyrus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: C

Re: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-14 Thread Kinley Pon
sounds about right! - Kinley >From: "Gyrus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Session and Client Variables >Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 18:26:41 - > > > Hi Folks, i'm prepping fo

RE: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-14 Thread Mike Townend
2001 18:27 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Session and Client Variables > Hi Folks, i'm prepping for the cf exam and i'm lacking a good understanding > of the difference between client and session variables. It seems that > they both are capable of doing the same thing. When and why &

Re: Session and Client Variables

2001-11-14 Thread Gyrus
> Hi Folks, i'm prepping for the cf exam and i'm lacking a good understanding > of the difference between client and session variables. It seems that they > both are capable of doing the same thing. When and why should/would i use > one or the other? What apps have you used client vars for and not

RE: session and client variables

2001-06-01 Thread Tim Bahlke
To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: session and client variables > > > All you appear to be doing is reading and writing the cookies. > > Exactly how does this stop the user closing the browser and > not having the > cookie's destroyed? > > When the user re-start

RE: session and client variables

2001-06-01 Thread Mark Smyth
: Re: session and client variables All you appear to be doing is reading and writing the cookies. Exactly how does this stop the user closing the browser and not having the cookie's destroyed? When the user re-starts the browser and goes to that page, the cookies still exist (as far as I can

RE: session and client variables

2001-06-01 Thread Andy Ewings
EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 01 June 2001 16:25 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: session and client variables If you set the cookie with no expire time, the cookie is destroyed when the browser closes, in both IE and NN. Now, the security for the app should be that both session on server and cookie on client mu

Re: session and client variables

2001-06-01 Thread Paul Johnston
ssage- From: Andy Ewings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 01 June 2001 16:47 Subject: RE: session and client variables >Paul > >Put this in your application.cfm: > > > > > > > > >This will ensure that whenever the

Re: session and client variables

2001-06-01 Thread Dave Hannum
If you set the cookie with no expire time, the cookie is destroyed when the browser closes, in both IE and NN. Now, the security for the app should be that both session on server and cookie on client must be present for there to be a logged in condition. If either is missing, a login must occur.

RE: session and client variables

2001-06-01 Thread Andy Ewings
Paul Put this in your application.cfm: This will ensure that whenever they close the broswer the session is killed (or rather their link to the set of client vars is broken). The client vars weill then get destroyed when the timeout is reached. -Ori