Global.asa File Help

gmoney060 · September 20th, 2004, 07:56 PM

Hello! This is my code from my Global.asa file:

Code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript" RUNAT="Server">

Sub Application_OnStart
    ' Set our user count to 0 when we start the server
    Application("ActiveGuests") = 0
End Sub

Sub Session_OnStart
    ' Change Session Timeout to 20 minutes (if you need to)
    Session.Timeout = 3
    ' Set a Session Start Time
    ' This is only important to assure we start a session
    Session("Start") = Now
    ' Increase the active visitors count when we start the session
    Application.Lock
        Application("ActiveGuests") = Application("ActiveGuests") + 1
    Application.UnLock
End Sub

Sub Session_OnEnd
    ' Decrease the active visitors count when the session ends.
    Application.Lock
        Application("ActiveGuests") = Application("ActiveGuests") - 1
    Application.UnLock
End Sub

</SCRIPT>

I want the ActiveGuests count to be as up to date as possible. So instead of waiting 3 minutes from the time the user closes the window, I would like it to be updated as soon as the window from my website was closed. And Session_OnEnd does not do that, or as far as I know. if anyone knows how to do this, PLEASE reply... It would REALLY help. THanks a lot!

mat41 · September 20th, 2004, 08:30 PM

Setting a session timeout to 3 minutes is dangerous especialy if you use ANY session vars throughout your site.

call a session.abandon() when the window closes will make the sesison_onEnd finish instantly

Wind is your friend
Matt

gmoney060 · September 20th, 2004, 08:45 PM

Sorry to bother you, but how would you detech that the window closes in ASP?

rajanikrishna · September 20th, 2004, 09:20 PM

Hello,

  In the <body onunload="unld()">

<script language="javascript">
function unld(){
    var op=window.open("sessionabandonpage","wdwname","wid th=50,height=50");
}
</script>

In the sessionabandonpage,

<%
   session.abandon()
%>

<body onload="cls()">
<script language="javascript">
function cls(){
   window.close();
}
</script>

I didnt test this. Try this...

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Rajani

gmoney060 · September 21st, 2004, 02:42 PM

Is there a way to do this without poping up a window?

mat41 · September 21st, 2004, 05:56 PM

The way suggested above will work, adding:

<script language = JavaScript>
self.close();
</script>

Beneath the session.abandon function will do it. I would be more inclined to; inside the function unld() (as suggested above) instead of using a new window function, simply submit a hidden form to the sessionabandonpage. either way will work

Wind is your friend
Matt

gmoney060 · September 21st, 2004, 08:30 PM

See the only problem with that, is if the user has a popup blocker (that almost everyone has now) it will not be able to run the session.abandon function.

mat41 · September 21st, 2004, 10:35 PM

pop up blokers dont block new windows that have been fired from an event

I dont have a pop up blocker installed at present (I tend to watch the types of web sites I go to). However, I used to have pop up cop - this did not stop new window functions from poping up on sites I were developing or have developed.

Any how as I said in a previous post;
;;;I would be more inclined to; inside the function unld() (as suggested above) instead of using a new window function, simply submit a hidden form to the sessionabandonpage.

Wind is your friend
Matt

gmoney060 · September 22nd, 2004, 04:03 PM

Anyone have a example of that?

mat41 · September 22nd, 2004, 06:33 PM

Note: the ; has been left out in rajanikrishna's post, it should be:
<body onunload="unld();">

Somewhere on your page place (you can have as many forms on a page as you like):
<FORM NAME="updateForm" METHOD="Post" ACTION="sessionabandonpage.asp">
<input type="hidden" name="someName" value="anyValueYouNeedToPass">
</form>

Then after the <head> and before the </head> put:
  <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="Javascript">
     function unld()
     {
        updateForm.submit();
     }
  </script>

The above code implimented will, onUnload jump into the function, submit it's self to the location specified in the action value of the <form> tag - job done. You may pass as many values the the destination page as you like via hidden form fields and or the function in the body tag

Wind is your friend
Matt