Hi, Al and thanks for the reply.
If the "ghosting" is the problem, will this problem repeat itself,
even after the cookies are deleted and reset?
If so, how would I prevent the propogation from occurring?
Let's see.....(pause)
Well, after having the cookies deleted from the computers
and reset by the app, the same problem occurs.
Rick
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Everett, Al [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 9:41 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: Problems with session variables getting mixed for 2
> different users of office application
>
>
> I've seen this exact issue when PCs are built by "ghosting."
> What happens is
> the CFID and CFTOKEN cookies get set by the site and then
> get propogated to
> all machines based on the original.
>
> Try clearing the browser cookies on one of the machines.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 8:20 PM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: Problems with session variables getting mixed for
> 2 different
> > users of office application
> >
> >
> > Hi, all.
> >
> > I've got a problem with an application I built for an office.
> > The Cold Fusion, browser-based app performs all their main office
> > functions. The hardware setup is an office server hooked up with 2
> > workstations.
> >
> > The app is on the server, of course, and both workstations
> > access the app
> > through Internet Explorer. When both office workers are
> > working on the app
> > and access the client account area simultaneously, which
> assigns the
> > ClientID to a session variable,
> > they both end up with the same Client on their screens. The
> > Session.ClientID variable
> > is being redefined when they are both using the Client
> account area.
> >
> > I'm using Windows 2000 server and CF 4.5.2.
> > I recently went through the entire app and locked all the
> variables.
> >
> > First, I thought that each browser would establish its own
> > session and the
> > "bleeding"
> > of variables wouldn't occur under these circumstances. Is
> > this happening
> > because
> > they are accessing the app through their browsers directly to
> > the server
> > through the LAN
> > rather than through the Internet?
> >
> > Solutions:
> >
> > I thought perhaps I could create an APPLICATION name that is
> > unique for each
> > user of a workstation. Like CFAPPLICATION
> > Name="RCHNetwork#variable_picked_up_from_computer_being_used#",
> > or something to that effect that would allow each user to
> > have a unique
> > Application name and
> > solve the problem that way. Would that work? If so, what are the
> > possibilies for values to use
> > in the CFApplication name?
> >
> > Another approach might be to duplication the application in
> > separate folders
> > for each user
> > and have one using a hard-coded CFAPPLICATION Name such as
> > Name="RCHNetworkUser1" for the
> > first workstation, and Name="RCHNetworkUser2" for the second
> > application.
> > Would this solve the problem of sharing variables?
> >
> > I can't believe I'm just now running into this problem this late in
> > development. Unfortunately,
> > I develop on a single workstation connected to my server,
> > rather than with
> > 2, so I haven't run
> > into this problem before...
> >
> > Ideas?
> >
> > Thanks for any help anyone will give!
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >
> >
>
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