What about using local shared object, is that an option for you ? byte.sensei wrote: > > > While working on a small test case for this, I realized what was > happening. The pages beyond the Login screen have a security check > that looks for a user_id variable (stored in the application model). > When the user leaves the Flex app and then returns, the model > variables are lost and so trying to go directly back to the page > results in the user being redirected to the Login page. > > So, I'm now storing some session info in the database then passing > the session id back into the Flex app and having that re-establish > the necessary model variables so that the user ends up back on the > correct page. > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Alex Harui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Flex should reload the saved state. Can you create a small test > case? > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] On > > Behalf Of byte.sensei > > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 2:37 PM > > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Preserving History when leaving and returning > to > > Flex > > > > > > > > I have History Management working on a Flex app (ViewStack), but > then > > I've got a NavigateToURL() call that leaves the Flex app and opens > an > > external URL. The problem is, when you click "Back" after leaving > > Flex, it looks like the History Manager no longer works and it just > > returns you to the default/initial state instead of the > saved/history > > state. I noticed the URL still has the state URL variables/data in > > it (e.g. #app=a1ce&eac2-selectedIndex=4) but Flex seems to be > > ignoring this URL data and just loads the default/initial state. > > > > Is there a way to have Flex reload the saved state when returning > > from an external URL? > > > > To say this another way, assume the following path of a User: > > > > 1) Login Page > > 2) Main Menu Page > > 3) Product Category Page > > 4) Product Detail Page > > 5) External Product Link [NOT Flex -- uses NavigateToURL()] > > > > The forward/back buttons work fine between #1 and #4, but once the > > user navigates to #5, the "back" button returns them to #1 instead > of > > #4 -- but I want to take the user back to #4. > > > > Note: one workaround to this would be to open a new window by > > using "_blank" for the target of NavigateToURL(), but in my > scenario > > this is undesirable. > > > >
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