And SQL server has a built in datatype for this too :-) Russ Michaels Macromedia/Allaire Certified ColdFusion Developer Satachi Internet Development Unit 2, 7A Plough Yard London EC2A 3LP Phone: 0870 787 3610 Tech Support: 0906 9607800 FAX: 0709 2212 636 http://www.satachi.com email general: [EMAIL PROTECTED] email support: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Join our ColdFusion Developer discussion lists. Send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 03 January 2003 12:19 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Application structure problem > > > As a failsafe to Russ' suggestion, I would use a combination > of a timestamp and a user ID as the flag. If the timestamp > has exceeded some predecided threshold or is null then the > story is available to edit by all. If the timestamp is still > within the threshold then only the user who's ID is flagged > alongside the timestamp can edit the story. Once saved, the > flag is set back to null. This gets round problems where a > browser crashes or a user starts editing and then goes to > lunch or on holiday or something. > > HTH & HNY, > Steve > > > As a sidenote, I would probably just jave a flag in the table > > that I set > > to true when the record is being edited rather than using a struct. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Russ Michaels [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 03 January 2003 00:30 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Application structure problem > > > > > > > > > When someone opens a story for editing, add the UUID to a struct. > > > In the query where you get the stories, don't select stories > > > whose UUID is in the list. > > > > > > i.e > > > > > > Select * from stories > > > Where NOT StoryID IN (#StructKeylist(application.openstories)#) > > > > > > > > > Or if you want to display it but disable the link, do a > > > search and only create a link if this is false. > > > > > > E.g > > > <cfoutput query = "stories"> > > > <cfif NOT StructKeyExists(application.openstories, storyID)> > > > Create link <cfelse> Display story without link </cfif> </cfquery> > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > > > > Russ Michaels > > > Macromedia/Allaire Certified ColdFusion Developer > > > > > > Satachi Internet Development > > > Unit 2, 7A Plough Yard > > > London EC2A 3LP > > > > > > Phone: 0870 787 3610 > > > Tech Support: 0906 9607800 > > > FAX: 0709 2212 636 > > > http://www.satachi.com > > > email general: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > email support: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Join our ColdFusion Developer discussion lists. > > > Send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: David Phipps [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: 02 January 2003 20:28 > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: [ cf-dev ] Application structure problem > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I am trying to get something to work and I can't seem to get it > > > > right. I have a list of stories all with their own > UUID when one > > > > is selected I want > > > > the link to that story to be locked for other logged in users > > > > and only > > > > available to the current user that first selected that story. > > > > > > > > I have a structure in the session scope which holds all > the user's > > > > info and when the story is selected I add the storyid to this > > > > structure. I also > > > > have a structure in the Application scope which holds all of > > > > the session > > > > structures. What I want to do is check to see if a > > > > particular user is > > > > viewing a story and if so remove the link to that story for > > > > other users. > > > > > > > > So if joe bloggs is editing the story then John Doe cannot. > > > > > > > > I have a cfdump of the application structure below: > > > > > > > > > > > > struct > > > > applicationname abcde > > > > usersloggedin struct > > > > 83658838-2B39-5973-3866F7192C0E9281 struct > > > > > > > TIMECREATED {ts '2003-01-02 19:31:01'} > > > > > > > realname Joe Bloggs > > > > uname > > > > joe.bloggs > > > > > > > usergroups Administrators,Master > > > > userid > > > > 83658838-2B39-5973-3866F7192C0E9281 > > > > > > > storyid 91663878-2C49-4613-3866F7192C0E946 > > > > > > > > How do I reference the storyid that will be in one session from > > > > within another session in the same application? > > > > > > > > I assign the currentuser session struct to the > application struct > > > > like so: <cfset > > application.UsersLoggedin["#session.currentuser.userid#"] = > > > > session.currentuser> > > > > > > > > I can access the storyid for a session but not from within a > > > > different session like so: > > > > #Application.UsersLoggedin[session.currentuser.userid].storyid# > > > > > > > > Is there a way to grab the storyid from within the application > > > > structure without knowing which session structure it is in. Is > > > > there a better way? > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance - hope you all had a great Christmas > > and New Year. > > > > > > > > Dave Phipps > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > ** 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]
