The best thing I can think of is to use the JavaScript OnUnLoad function to manually end the session using Ajax. Of course, this is bad if you want their session to continue throughout their browsing session, incase they come back later.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Matthews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 11:12 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: ending a session > > CF sessions end when the session expires. Your > Application.cfm/cfc file is > generally where you have the settings for your session. Whatever the > expiration time is for your session is when it will expire > (from the last > page refresh). > > Closing the browser does nothing to the session as the server > doesn't know > that you've closed the browser. > > If you find a good answer to "ending the session when the user closes > his/her browser" then you'll be a RICH man as many people > have tried this > very thing including myself. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 11:43 AM > > hi, i have read in the coldfusion manual that a coldfusion > session is meant > to end once the browser has been closed. > > however, if i set some session variables in a browser, close > all browsers, > then restart my application in a fresh browser, it still > comes up with the > values that were set before i closed all the browsers. > > i would appreciate if someone could possibly explain to me why this is > happening and i can effectively end a session once the user closes the > browser "EMF <idahopower.com>" made the following annotations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ============================================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:256711 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
