What a great and sneaky way to elevate the "hit" count of a web site!
I guess in electronics I would call this a "Keep-alive" timer.
Steve
At 09:39 PM 3/20/2001 -0800, Nat Papovich wrote:
>Just a meta-refresh, passing URLToken or hitting a client variable, just to
>update the LVISIT column in the CGlobals table. Write an SQL query:
>
>select * from cglobals
>where lvisit > #now(dateadd(90 seconds in the past)#
>
>This code won't run. Build from it, it's not a hard query to write.
>
>Good luck,
>NAT
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Toby Tremayne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 3:25 PM
>> To: Fusebox
>> Subject: RE: hidden frame
>>
>>
>> That's the bit I was asking abouit Nat - is it simply a continual
>> meta-refresh and a test to see if they're still around? And what would be
>> the best way to verify whether a session is still valid?
>>
>>
>> Toby Tremayne
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nat Papovich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Tuesday, 20 March 2001 6:26 PM
>> To: Fusebox
>> Subject: RE: hidden frame
>>
>>
>> OnUnLoad() sucks, as you mention. But a meta-refresh on the frame does the
>> trick simply.
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Stephen Garrett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 11:24 PM
>> > To: Fusebox
>> > Subject: Re: hidden frame
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > With a hidden 1Px tall frame, you could put an "onunload" clause such
>> > that a call to your server is initiated. This could then log information
>> > for your use. Typically this would be when a new URL was typed or
>> > bookmarked.
>> >
>> > However this method is not foolproof.
>> > A simple example is simply exiting the browser. The unload function is
>> > never called.
>> >
>> > For another example, I use Eudora as an
>> > email client and lauching a webpage from the client will cause the last
>> > selected _frame_ (IN netscape) to take on the new page. So in this case,
>> > the hidden frame would not be unloaded and would not trigger
>> the function.
>> >
>> > hth,
>> >
>> > Steve
>> >
>> > At 04:47 PM 3/20/2001 +1100, Toby Tremayne wrote:
>> > >I was flicking over a section of the fusebox book again, and I
>> noticed a
>> > >small paragraph I'd forgotten about - regarding the use of
>> > hidden frames to
>> > >tell when a user has left the site. The reference is on page
>> 138 in the
>> > >"Use Frames to... improve session management"
>> > >
>> > >Could anyone elaborate on this paragraph for me somewhat? I'm
>> > perhaps being
>> > >a trifle thick, but I didn't quite take in whatever it was
>> > trying to say -
>> > >and I could do with just a little clearer explanation if
>> someone has the
>> > >time...
>> > >
>> > >Toby
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >Toby Tremayne
>> > >Code Poet and Zen Master of the Heavy Sleep
>> > >Show Ads Interactive
>> > >359 Plummer St
>> > >Port Melbourne
>> > >VIC 3207
>> > >P +61 3 9245 1247
>> > >F +61 3 9646 9814
>> > >ICQ UIN 13107913
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> > >
>
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