a couple posts on this to get started, one you might recall even :) http://cookbooks.adobe.com/post_Popup_Flex_login_with_ColdFusion_backend-12346.html
http://www.brucephillips.name/blog/index.cfm/2007/3/17/Login-System-For-A-Flex-Application-With-ColdFusion-Backend-Part-2--Flex--ColdFusion-Connectivity Douglas Knudsen http://www.cubicleman.com this is my signature, like it? On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Laurence MacNeill <[email protected]>wrote: > Well, we are running ColdFusion 9, so I guess I'll check out how to create > a session on CF9. > > Thanks, > L. > On Sep 10, 2012 8:33 AM, "Scott Talsma" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The server session approach will require an application server (PHP, CF, >> .net, java, etc.). >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_(computer_science) >> >> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Laurence MacNeill <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> The server session sounds like something I'd prefer over the browser >>> cookie... How would I go about creating a server session in a Flex >>> program, though? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> L. >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, September 9, 2012, Scott Talsma wrote: >>> >>>> I would approach this via a session. The user gets an authentication >>>> token when they enter the correct way. You could save this in the server >>>> session (if you have a server) or simply as a browser session cookie. Your >>>> 2nd app checks for a vald session when it starts. >>>> >>>> On Sunday, September 9, 2012, Laurence MacNeill wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have a Flex program that I only want users to be able to access if >>>>> they're already inside a different Flex program I wrote, or inside a >>>>> web-page on my server. >>>>> >>>>> Is there a way, within that Flex program to which I want to restrict >>>>> access, to tell the URL or server *from* which it was called? >>>>> >>>>> In other words, If someone types >>>>> http://www.mydomain.com/MyRestrictedFlexProgram.html directly into >>>>> their browser, I want the program to tell the user they don't have access >>>>> -- BUT if a different Flex program (or a web-page) on my server calls that >>>>> URL, I want my restricted-access Flex program to go ahead and run >>>>> normally... >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for any help you can give me. >>>>> Laurence MacNeill >>>>> Mableton, Georgia, USA >>>>> >>>>> >>
