Scott,
You set the duration of the Session variables in your application.cfm page.
For instance:
<CFAPPLICATION NAME="ApplicationName"
CLIENTMANAGEMENT="Yes"
SESSIONMANAGEMENT="Yes"
SETCLIENTCOOKIES="Yes"
SESSIONTIMEOUT="#CreateTimeSpan(0,0,20,0)#"
APPLICATIONTIMEOUT="#CreateTimeSpan(1,0,20,0)#"
CLIENTSTORAGE="REGISTRY">
The SessionTimeOut attribute sets the duration of the session variables to
20 minutes. The first 0 in the CreateTimeSpan is Days, then Hours, Minutes
and finally seconds. You allow cookies for CFID and CFToken in the
SetClientCookies attribute, and enable session management (for the Session
variables) in the SessionManagement attribute .
hth,
larry
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> When do the session variables end?
>
> The great thing about the cookies is that if the user comes back a few
days
> later.. viola! he can be automatically logged in.
>
> Scott Berry
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sharon DiOrio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 4:08 PM
> Subject: Re: Member database with access levels -=- CF4.0.1+Access97
>
>
> > Cookies are the answer yes. But even more than that, CF has the ability
> to
> > maintain sessions for a user automatically (so that you don't have to
> > manage the cookies, etc.)
> >
> > In your application.cfm file, put the following:
> >
> > <!--- Enable session management --->
> > <cfapplication name="myApplication" sessionmanagement="yes"
> > clientmanagement="no">
> > <!--- Set some initial variables --->
> > <cfparam name="SESSION.IsLoggedIn" default=0>
> > <cfparam name="SESSION.UserLevel" default=0>
> >
> > Then in your login action page, you do something like this:
> >
> > <cfquery name="login" datasource="#dsn#">
> > SELECT FirstName, LastName, UserLevel
> > FROM Users
> > WHERE UserName = '#FORM.UserName#'
> > AND Password = '#FORM.Password#'
> > </cfquery>
> > <!--- if the login was successful, set some SESSION variables --->
> > <cfif login.recordcount>
> > <cfset SESSION.IsLoggedIn = 1>
> > <cfset SESSION.name = login.FirstName & " " & login.LastName>
> > <cfset SESSION.userLevel = login.UserLevel>
> > <cfelse>
> > <!--- login failed, send the user back to the login screen, perhaps with
a
> > message explaining that login failed --->
> > <cflocation url="login.cfm?error=1">
> > </cfif>
> >
> > Now that you've enabled and set SESSION variables, they will be
available
> > to you anywhere in the site.
> >
> > For example.
> >
> > <cfif SESSION.UserLevel is 5>
> > <!--- Functionality only available to a User Level 5 --->
> > <a href="functionality.cfm">Button</a>
> > </cfif>
> >
> > HTH!
> >
> > Sharon
> >
> >
> > At 05:49 PM 5/15/2000 -0400, Tiffany wrote:
> > >Hi, I'm 18 years old and have been working with CF for a few months
now.
> > >I have read books, articles, etc and have learned enough on my own to
use
> > >CF with Access 97 to make simple DB's -- adding, updating, deleting
> > >records, setting variables, using CFMail, etc. You know, the easy
stuff.
> > >I think it's really cool, I love ColdFusion!
> > >
> > >My next project is to create a database of members with access levels.
I
> > >have fields like:
> > >
> > >MemberName
> > >Password
> > >MemberSince
> > >AccessLevel
> > >
> > >I'm trying to figure out how to use session variables and cookies and
> > >stuff to log a user into a section of a website that will display
certain
> > >options (links basically) depending on their access level (levels are
> > >like 1 to 5). However, the only part I have done is checking their
> > >username and password against the database and sending them to a page
> > >once they have successfully logged in. The thing is, how do you make it
> > >so someone cant just copy the URL they were sent to when they logged in
> > >and paste in a browser window and have it pop up? Cookies right?
> > >
> > >What I am looking for is someone to point me in the direction or to a
> > >resource that could explain how some of this works (coding wise).. any
> > >suggestions.. anything will help.
> > >
> > >Thanks!! :)
> > >
> > >*~Tiffany~*
> > >
> > >
> >
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