>- see footer for list info -< It's to dow ith race conditions. If your doing <cfset session.a = b> The value of a or b could change before the above statement has completed, by some other page that also reads/writes the same session variables. By locking, you ensure this doesn't happen by single threading access to the session scope or by naming locks.
Russ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dominic watson Sent: 19 January 2006 12:11 To: Coldfusion Development Subject: [CF-Dev] Locking session variables >- see footer for list info -< My understanding of session scope is clearly wrong and so I do not understand why session variables should be locked when written or read. Could someone please enlighten me? Thanks, Dominic _______________________________________________ For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo -- CFDeveloper Sponsors:- >- Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< >- Forum provided by www.fusetalk.com -< >- DHTML Menus provided by www.APYCOM.com -< >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your help >-< _______________________________________________ For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo -- CFDeveloper Sponsors:- >- Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< >- Forum provided by www.fusetalk.com -< >- DHTML Menus provided by www.APYCOM.com -< >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your help -<
