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How to link a condition to a session("UID") ?

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leifoet

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For example login session("UID") is 10

In my program xyz.asp this test gives 10
Code: 
<%response.write session("uid")%>

but the following conditions code does not work
Code: 
<%if rsRC("MemberID")=Session("UID") Then%>
       		<p style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; background-color: lightgrey;">  
       <%end if%>

If I manually insert the following code it works
Code: 
<%session("uid")=10%>

What am I doing wrong ?
Thanks for tips.
 
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I can't see anything *wrong* with your code, but we probably need a bit more context...

I think for debugging, I would try this...

Code: 
<%
if rsRC("MemberID")=Session("UID") Then
%>
    <p style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; background-color: lightgrey;">  
<%
else
    response.write "<BR>[" & rsRC("MemberID") & "][" & Session("UID") & "]<BR>"
end if
%>

Regards

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Not to be critical, but I tend to break my code out from the HTML stuff to make it clearer and easier to read.

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Thanks GriffMG
else
response.write "<BR>[" & rsRC("MemberID") & "][" & Session("UID") & "]<BR>"
Click to expand...
Debugging code returns the expected Session("UID") => everywhere - not only 'else'
What else can I investigate in detail?
 
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The comparison assumes the Session variable and the recordset column are of the same datatype.

Code: 
rsRC("MemberID") = 123456

Session("UID"] = "123456" 

rsRC("MemberID") <> Session("UID"]


Mark

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Is it firing the 'else' response line? and if so what is in it?

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Griff
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This
Code: 
<%
Session("UID")="12345678"
mVar = 12345678
IF mVar = Session("UID") then
	response.write "True"
ELSE
	response.write "False"
END IF 
%>

Produces False, you can compare an int with a string...

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Griff
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Sorry GriffMG I don't understand your question : Is it firing (?) the 'else' response line? and if so what is in it?
I saw all rows have the same session("UID") figure (= same as login)
 
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Do you get the result from this line

Code: 
response.write "<BR>[" & rsRC("MemberID") & "][" & Session("UID") & "]<BR>"

Can you show us the result?



Regards

Griff
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Code: 
response.write "<BR>[" & rsRC("MemberID") & "][" & Session("UID") & "]<BR>"
Code: 
response.write "<BR>[" & isnumeric(rsRC("MemberID")) & "][" & isnumeric(Session("UID")) & "]<BR>"

results :
[13][13]
[True][True]

the conditions met but the code does not work (no blue print)
Code: 
<p style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; background-color: lightgrey;">

Thanks for tips.
 
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Ok

So the two values are equal, every entry in rsRC("MemberID") is equal to Session("UID")

What are you expecting?

Sorry I do not follow

Regards

Griff
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GriffMG said:
So the two values are equal, every entry in rsRC("MemberID") is equal to Session("UID")
Click to expand...

Results = one example result of a whole series => NOT every entry in rsRC("MemberID") is equal to Session("UID")
[13][13]
[True][True]

This example (as an answer on your question GriffMG) proves
- if both elements [rsRC("MemberID" and Session("UID")] are equal
- and if they are both numeric (questions from MarkSweetland and GriffMG)
then the end result of this example does NOT meet the condition = blue print

GriffMG said:
What are you expecting?
Click to expand...
So my initial question (cf. first post) remains : if the condition is met [13][13], why isn't it printed in blue?
(and if I manually insert the following code <%session("uid")=13%> it works)

What else can I check?

 
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Right, phew, I get you.

Having achieved a match, the style you have entered doesn't work!
This prints False in Red
Code: 
<%
Session("UID")="12345678"
mVar = 12345678
IF Session("UID") = mVar then
%>
<p style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; background-color: lightgrey;"> 
<%
	response.write "True"
ELSE
%>
<p style="color: red; font-weight: bold; background-color: lightgrey;"> 
<%
	response.write "False"
END IF 
%>

This prints true in blue

Code: 
<%
Session("UID")="12345678"
mVar = "12345678"
IF Session("UID") = mVar then
%>
<p style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; background-color: lightgrey;"> 
<%
	response.write "True"
ELSE
%>
<p style="color: red; font-weight: bold; background-color: lightgrey;"> 
<%
	response.write "False"
END IF 
%>

Regards

Griff
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GriffMG's equation 1 : string <> numeric => equation=False => red (=OK)
Session("UID")="12345678"
mVar = 12345678

GriffMG's equation 2 : string = string => equation=True => blue (=OK)
Session("UID")="12345678"
mVar = "12345678"

my equation : numeric [=true] = numeric [=true] => equation=True => but NOT blue (without manual insertion) - Why ?
Session("UID") = 13
rsRC("MemberID") = 13

Any other possible causes to check?
 
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Fixed - Session("UID") converted to data type of MemberID = long integer.
Thanks to MarkSweetland and GriffMG.
 
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