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July 15th, 2003, 04:13 AM

Agarash

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Global.asa /Session Variables

hi there, im new here, and hopefully someone can help me

i have a logon page, i create session variables for every person who logs on, but when their session times out, i want to redirect them (or have a popup window) that tells them that they have been logged off, but i have no success.... this is my

global.asa:

<script language="vbscript" runat="server">

Sub Session_OnEnd
Response.Redirect "loggedout.asp"
End Sub

</script>

but it doesnt work, i set the timeout to 1 minute, and i lose the session variables, but i cant seem to redirect them to the loggedout page!!! please help

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July 15th, 2003, 06:29 AM

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hi,

in the global.asa file you should have something like this:

Code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=VBScript RUNAT=Server>
SUB Session_OnStart
  Session.TimeOut = 90
END SUB
</SCRIPT>

After that you need to set your session variable you want to check. Then at the top of each page have an include file which checks to see if that variable has been cleared. If so then force a re-direct to another page.

Code:

If Session("StrUsername") = "" Then
  Response.Redirect("Expirepage.asp")
End If

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July 15th, 2003, 08:04 AM

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thanks, but i had a if staement like that already...

if session("name") = "" then
call javascript function()
end if

but it isnt happening!!! lets say my timeout is 2 minutes, i sit and wait for 5 minutes.. nothing happens... only then if a perform an action... does it call that javascriptfunction...

i put that my global.asa file looks exactly like you have it...

????

July 15th, 2003, 08:11 AM

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Hi,

Just out of interest what happens if you replace your line where you call a javascript function and put instead just Response.Redirect("page.html").

By keeping all the code in ASP you should be able to confirm whether or not the session timeout is working.

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July 15th, 2003, 08:21 AM

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hhmm... it still doesnt happen dynamically, it only happens after the timeout has passed and i perform an action.

wouldnt the global.asa pic it up, and cant i put a redirect in there??

thanks

July 15th, 2003, 08:38 AM

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Hi,

with the above code the session.timeout is not checked until the user performs a request to a page, then it will go off and check.

I don't think the global.asa can do what your suggesting.

To make something pop-up dynamically would require a lot more work.. then just the above code.

I`ll have a scout about and see what I can find as I would be quite interested in being able to do that.

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July 15th, 2003, 08:41 AM

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ive tried timers, but that doesnt work seeing as i want to measure INACTIVITY... exactly what sessions do...

thanks for the trouble

July 16th, 2003, 01:39 AM

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response.redirect must go through the client browser, which may be long gone by the time the session.onend event fires (20 minutes of no activity by default). If the browser isn't there anymore the logout.asp page will never be hit, the server can't redirect there by itself.

July 16th, 2003, 02:23 AM

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ive found something which avoids using session variables...
<html>
<head>
<script language="JavaScript">
var a, b;
function A()
{
b = 0;
a = window.setInterval("c()",1000);
}
function c()
{
b++;
document.d.e.value = b;
if (b == "5") {window.location = "www.page.html"};
}
function f()
{
b = 0;
}
</script>
</head>
<body onLoad="A();" onKeyPress="f();" onMouseMove="f();">
<form name="d">
<input type="text" name="e" value="">
</form>
</body>
</html>

a guy named Vosk.. thanks to him... this works perfectly.

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July 16th, 2003, 03:20 AM

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hey the code is straight forward..do you want me to explain it??

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