Keeping a session alive

[MMForums]

If I create a session on page 1, like this:

<cfif IsDefined ("Form.txtFirstName")>
<cfset Session.first_name=#FORM.txtFirstName#>
<cflocation url="testsession2.cfm">
</cfif>

And on page 2 I have this:
<cfoutput>#Session.first_name#</cfoutput>

It outputs the session variable as expected.

If I create a page 3 with this code:
<cfoutput>#Session.first_name#</cfoutput>

Shouldn't it still output the session variable? I'm getting an error saying
"Element fist_name is undefined in SESSION"

[Laksma]

You need to create Application.cfm (CFAPPLICATION) and determine the session
variable life time. Like this:

<cfapplication name="YourApplicationName" clientmanagement="Yes"
sessionmanagement="Yes" setclientcookies="Yes"
sessiontimeout="#CreateTimeSpan(0,0,1,0)#"
applicationtimeout="#CreateTimeSpan(0,0,1,0)#">

In this example, the session timedout after one hour.


Laksma

[Bill Horvath .:CMX:.]

I have an application.cfm file already:

<cfapplication
name = "PSIntranetAPP"
setClientCookies = "No"
ClientManagement = "Yes"
sessionManagement = "Yes"
sessionTimeout = "#CreateTimeSpan(0,0,20,0)#"

>

So, should the code I outlined work the way I think it should?

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"Laksma" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:d958dv$9op$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> You need to create Application.cfm (CFAPPLICATION) and determine the

session

> variable life time. Like this:
>
> <cfapplication name="YourApplicationName" clientmanagement="Yes"
> sessionmanagement="Yes" setclientcookies="Yes"
> sessiontimeout="#CreateTimeSpan(0,0,1,0)#"
> applicationtimeout="#CreateTimeSpan(0,0,1,0)#">
>
> In this example, the session timedout after one hour.
>
>
> Laksma
>

[JMGibson3]

So, should the code I outlined work the way I think it should?

Yes it should. Any page that runs the application.cfm (anything in the
folder) should have all variables until the Session times out (or if its the
first time in). On first-time in (after CFAPPLICATION) you should default all
Session variables that you'll be using. A pain but it will avoid errors, when
people leave a page up and the session times out.

Did you notice the spelling error, Fist vs. First? "Element fist_name is
undefined in SESSION"