Session Timeout is in minutes and not seconds. The default for session timeout is 20 minutes. Here is a snippet from the MSDN: Timeout The Timeout property specifies the timeout period assigned to the Session object for this application, in minutes. If the user does not refresh or request a page within the timeout period, the session ends.
Syntax Session.Timeout [ = nMinutes] Parameters nMinutes Specifies the number of minutes that a session can remain idle before the server terminates it automatically. The default is 20 minutes. Applies To Session Object See Also Abandon Hope that helps! --Ben ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Tifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ActiveServerPages" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 1:33 PM Subject: Re: Session State > You sure timeout is in minutes? I was always under the impression it was > seconds. > Microsoft seems to be too: > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/iisref60/ht > m/ref_vbom_seropsct.asp > > Server.ScriptTimeout > The ScriptTimeout property specifies the maximum amount of time that a > script can run before it is terminated. > > The timeout will not take effect while a server component is processing. > > Syntax > Server.ScriptTimeout = NumSeconds > > Parameters > NumSeconds > Specifies the maximum number of seconds that a script can run before the > server terminates it. The default value is 90 seconds. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Fletcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "ActiveServerPages" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 9:19 AM > Subject: RE: Session State > > > > hi, > > > > by default, the script.timeout property is set to 20 mins. if you want to > change the value use the session.Timeout property(the > > value is expressed in minuts not seconds). if you want to end a users > session at any time, use session.abandon. > > > > HTH > > > > Tim > > -----Message d'origine----- > > De : Jaco Roux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Envoy� : lundi 9 septembre 2002 10:56 > > � : ActiveServerPages > > Objet : Session State > > > > > > Hi There > > > > I set a session variable on my web site and the user follows a link to > > another web site... How long will the session on my web site still be > > active for and is it reliant on the Session.Timeout setting and the > > settings of IIS? > > > > Thanks > > Jaco Roux > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to activeserverpages as: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to activeserverpages as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to activeserverpages as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% --- You are currently subscribed to activeserverpages as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
