Confirmation on Session Vars

[Laphan]

Can somebody please confirm with me that it is 20 mins of inactivity to do
with the PARTICULAR session var before it times out rather than simply a 20
min life span as soon as you assign it - right?

If I've created a session var 10 mins after another then both don't timeout
at the same time do they?

Is it possible for a session var not to work because of a setting in the
client's browser, even if they haven't changed it from the default setting?

Many thanks.

Rgds

Laphan

[Bob Barrows [MVP]]

Laphan wrote:

> Can somebody please confirm with me that it is 20 mins of inactivity
> to do with the PARTICULAR session var before it times out rather than
> simply a 20 min life span as soon as you assign it - right?

Right - 20 min. of inactivity

>
> If I've created a session var 10 mins after another then both don't
> timeout at the same time do they?

The session will timeout after 20 min. of inactivity.

>
> Is it possible for a session var not to work because of a setting in
> the client's browser,

Yes

> even if they haven't changed it from the
> default setting?
>

It depends on what the default setting is, which may vary depending on the
browser type and version. Some firewalls (ZoneAlarm, for one) can also
prevent cookies.

Bob Barrows
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[Evertjan.]

Bob Barrows [MVP] wrote on 05 jun 2004 in
microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.db:

>> If I've created a session var 10 mins after another then both don't
>> timeout at the same time do they?

>
> The session will timeout after 20 min. of inactivity.

Right.

Session variables never time out.

It is just the session that does/can.

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Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
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[Bob Lehmann]

Picky, picky, picky :>)

Bob Lehmann

"Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> wrote in message
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> Bob Barrows [MVP] wrote on 05 jun 2004 in
> microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.db:

> >> If I've created a session var 10 mins after another then both don't
> >> timeout at the same time do they?

> >
> > The session will timeout after 20 min. of inactivity.

>
> Right.
>
> Session variables never time out.
>
> It is just the session that does/can.
>
> --
> Evertjan.
> The Netherlands.
> (Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

[Laphan]

Thanks Guys


Bob Lehmann <nospam@dontbotherme.zzz> wrote in message
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Picky, picky, picky :>)

Bob Lehmann

"Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9500433E7044eejj99@194.109.133.29...

> Bob Barrows [MVP] wrote on 05 jun 2004 in
> microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.db:

> >> If I've created a session var 10 mins after another then both don't
> >> timeout at the same time do they?

> >
> > The session will timeout after 20 min. of inactivity.

>
> Right.
>
> Session variables never time out.
>
> It is just the session that does/can.
>
> --
> Evertjan.
> The Netherlands.
> (Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)