onSessionEnd problem

[ajpowellatl]

I have this UDF being called in the function onSessionEnd in my application.cfc
file:

<cffunction name="writeUserData" access="public" returntype="void"
hint="Writes Object Vars to Client based WDDX Packet">
<cfset tempStruct = StructNew()/>
<cfset tempStruct.userName = this.userName/>
<cfset tempStruct.groups = this.groups/>
<cfset tempStruct.address = this.address/>
<cfset tempStruct.phone = this.phone/>
<cfset tempStruct.cellPhone = this.cellPhone/>
<cfset tempStruct.email = this.email/>
<cfset tempStruct.department = this.department/>
<cfset tempStruct.extension = this.extension/>
<cfwddx action="cfml2wddx" input="#tempStruct#" output="client.userObj" />
</cffunction>

However, it is not firing. All the appropriate settings are set in the this
scope within the application.cfc file. Any help as to why this isn't firing
would be helpful. I have a feeling that you cannot write to the client scope
as you are closing a session. Am I right or wrong on this?

Thanks!

Andy

[s0mus]

Obviously you are using cf 7??

[Stressed_Simon]

You have to call the File Application.cfm calling it application.cfc will do nothing unless you call it via cfinvoke, cfobject or CreateObject.

[ajpowellatl]

Simon, this is CFMX 7. Application.cfc can be used in place of application.cfm.

[altimage]

i think you're right about the client scope. While we haven't specifically
tried writing to the client scope, we have tried to write/read from other
scopes that are unavailable to a dying session and they all failed. like URL
and a lot of CGI vars. So I'm not surprised CLIENT falls into that category.
altImage

[ajpowellatl]

I can understand URL and CGI variables dying, b/c they depend on the browser.
Client vars depend on session variables (clientid, etc.), so you would think
they'd be able to be set client vars in a method triggered from onSessionEnd.
It's just a bit frustrating. Oh well, add it to the wish list.

[Tom Jordahl]

That is correct, we do not set up the client scope.

There is no request. What happens, for instance, if you are storing your
client variables in cookies?
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Tom Jordahl
Macromedia Server Development