Yes, me too. Perhaps neil has written a special database addon that makes it faster than system memory.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Martin [mailto:steve.martin@;sequence.co.uk] > Sent: 07 November 2002 10:15 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Online Users > > > I'd still be interested to hear your rationale on why > updating an application structure would be v.bad wheras you > are happy to dump this info in a db which is massively slower > than writing to memory. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (REC) > > [mailto:Neil.Robertson-Ravo@;csd.reedexpo.com] > > Sent: 07 November 2002 10:09 > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Online Users > > > > > > erm..... like I said, yes I know that can be done but with > > the possibility > > of 600K users online at one time and the Application > > structure being written > > and read many times its not ideal........ in fact it would be > > extremely > > unwise to do so....... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul Fennell [mailto:paul@;satachi.com] > > Sent: 07 November 2002 10:07 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Online Users > > > > > > bung that info in to an application strc then > > wrap it and lock it > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (REC) > > [mailto:Neil.Robertson-Ravo@;csd.reedexpo.com] > > Sent: 07 November 2002 09:56 > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Online Users > > > > > > :-) > > > > I need to have a list of ALL users logged into the system at > > one time... I > > log their UserID, time of login etc... > > > > N > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Martin [mailto:steve.martin@;sequence.co.uk] > > Sent: 07 November 2002 09:53 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Online Users > > > > > > OK, let's look at this again, from the top. What specific user > > information do you require and for what purpose? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (REC) > > > [mailto:Neil.Robertson-Ravo@;csd.reedexpo.com] > > > Sent: 07 November 2002 09:19 > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Online Users > > > > > > > > > LOL :-) > > > > > > OK Steve, What I can't see from your suggestion is this : > > > how do I get > > > *all* of the users into the session scope? of course I > > > understand fully how > > > to get them into the application scope (to be shared) but I > > > am unsure on how > > > you get all of the users into a session scope which can then > > > be queried. > > > Surely each users session is independent? > > > > > > Neil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Steve Martin [mailto:steve.martin@;sequence.co.uk] > > > Sent: 06 November 2002 17:47 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Online Users > > > > > > > > > By who's criteria? > > > The session scope is there for storing login information of > > > this nature. > > > Slam in some RAM if you feel that your server can't cope. 600 > > > users is a > > > pretty teeny weeny small number by any server's standards. > > > > > > My usual advice is to avoid trying to come up with > esoteric software > > > engineering solutions to workaround physical constraints > when such > > > constraints can be overcome by spending 50p on some more memory. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (REC) > > > > [mailto:Neil.Robertson-Ravo@;csd.reedexpo.com] > > > > Sent: 06 November 2002 17:12 > > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Online Users > > > > > > > > > > > > well,, after a quick check, the amount of users within the > > > > system could be > > > > 600+ at anyone time..... > > > > > > > > bit big for the session scope?! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Steve Martin [mailto:steve.martin@;sequence.co.uk] > > > > Sent: 06 November 2002 16:44 > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Online Users > > > > > > > > > > > > I just store login information in the session scope which > > > > takes care of > > > > flushing itself when the timeout is reached. Why > > > specifically are you > > > > storing such information in a db? > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (REC) > > > > > [mailto:Neil.Robertson-Ravo@;csd.reedexpo.com] > > > > > Sent: 06 November 2002 16:31 > > > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > > > Subject: [ cf-dev ] Online Users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is a no brainer and I must be having a brain fart.... > > > > > > > > > > We have an online table which holds records for each user > > > > > logged onto the > > > > > system after login. > > > > > These rows have a date logged on etc, and indeed this works > > > > > well when the > > > > > user signs off as expected (as this removes the rows in > > question) > > > > > > > > > > however, what process do you guys have in place when a user > > > > > does NOT sign > > > > > off and simply closes the browser and does not return for > > > a few days > > > > > later...? > > > > > > > > > > It means that they remain 'online' in the DB...... > > > > > > > > > > What do you guys have in place... any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > Neil > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ** Archive: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > ** Archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > > ** Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > > human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > ** Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > > human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > > ** Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > > human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
