That is kind of what I thought, you bring up another point that I have
question about. Storing the cookie in a corresponding dB. Is this
something that can be set in the Application.cfm, is it in the Registry by
default? Right now I have been setting a cookie based on a combo of the
CFID and the CFTOKEN and then when a user does a transaction it plugs that
cookie value into the dB and uses it that way. Is there another way to
store that cookie in the dB also?
TIA!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pecora, James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 10:00 AM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: Unique ID's
>
>
> Bill,
> Don't reinvent the wheel -
> The CFID and CFTOKEN exist to make a unique Identifyer, You can use them
> over a long span of time by enableing Client Management inside the
> <cfapplication> best placed on the application.cfm template. This sets the
> needed cookies and makes a coorispondnig DB entry (provided you set up
> client vars to be stored in a db and not in the registry)
>
> The only way to tell if a user is returning is via a cookie - if
> one doesnt
> exist a logo in of some sort and associate them to the correct
> records, and
> reset the needed cookie...
>
> HTH
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Killillay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 12:31 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Unique ID's
>
>
> What is the best way based on experience to create, store and retrieve a
> unique ID?
>
> The method I have been using requires the setting of a cookie,
> then checking
> for it when the user comes back. Is this the best way, also
> what's the best
> type of information to store in that cookie. Some sort of CFID & CFTOKEN,
> or should I come up with some other method. I don't mind storing the
> information in a Database table also, and the idea is to then be
> able to use
> it as sort of a unique key for returning visitors/users. I trigger all of
> this with the Application.cfm right now, is that also the best or should I
> do it somewhere else, like a CFINCLUDE into the Application.cfm
>
> TIA!
>
> Bill Killillay
> ICQ @ 8425781
>
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