Thanks - glad it helped. Now if I could just find the time to update it for MX!
Jim Davis > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 12:57 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Personaliztion with Coldfusion ? > > > I went and read it, too! > > Good stuff! > > I turned on "Full Checking" for locks on my production server > and now I can't get any sites to run locally that I've built > except the one I'm working on now! :o) > > I've got a lot of "lock picking" to do! But that's good... > never knew how important the locks were. > > Thanks for the article! > > Rick > > Rick Faircoth > Prism Productions > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 11:55 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Personaliztion with Coldfusion ? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 10:54 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Personaliztion with Coldfusion ? > > > > > > Please check the docs for more info, but basically, any use of > > variables that are persisted, like Session, Application, > and Server, > > should be CFLOCKed. When setting, an exclusive lock should be used. > > When reading, a readOnly lock should be used. > > At risk of making a shameless plug I've an article that > explains locking in some detail here: > http://www.depressedpress.com/DepressedPress/Content/ColdFusion/Guides/L ocking/Index.cfm It's only completely applicable to CF 4-5 (version 3 wasn't multi-threaded and MX is thread-safe - although much of the material is still applicable). But if you are using v4-5 then you really must learn this. It'll save your sanity later. ;^) Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
