> The problem is that if somebody refreshes the page while taking the test, > the timer is reset back to the initial value. It is thus possible for a > person to take much longer than the stipulated time to complete the > assessment.
If you're open to using cookies, you could set one that includes a list of the current page, and a timestamp for when it was FIRST loaded. Subsequent page loads would check to see if the ID was the same, if so not update the cookie, and if not reset the timestamp. Cookie value could be encrypted before sending to client for security. I'm not a JavaScript expert, but I believe it would be possible for JS to read the cookie and reset the counter value based on that. However, it would be more difficult to obscure the contents of the data if CF and JS both need to read it. On the page that handles the page submission, check the value of the cookie to make sure the time diff is not greater than a certain value. If it is, the answer could be thrown out or otherwise handled properly. I hope these ideas will help you, or maybe someone else doing something similar. -Justin Scott, Lead Developer Sceiron Internet Services, Inc. http://www.sceiron.com ______________________________________________________________________ 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 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
