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How to set a coldfusion timer 1

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hpvic03

hpvic03

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Aug 2, 2006
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Ok, I'm trying to set up an application that has a page on it that only gives the user a certain amount of time to submit a form. If the user does not submit the form before the timer runs out, the timer sends the user to a different page. Is there any way to do this with coldfusion?

Help would be greatly appreciated!
 
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Use JS. Then when the timer runs out, throw a JS alert. Once the user clicks the "OK" button they are redirected to another page.

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I used this feature for a client's CMS. I'll post the code here tonight. In my case, the users' login session expired after 30 min of inactivity.

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Thanks everybody. Yeah guju, if u could post your code that would great.
 
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Add this code snippet between <head></head>
Code: 
<!--- START: USING JS TO WARN A USER ABOUT SESSION TIMEOUT --->
[COLOR=red]<cfset sessionTimeout = 30>[/color]
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
	<cfoutput>
		var #toScript(([COLOR=blue]sessionTimeout-5[/color])*60*1000,"sTimeout")#
		setTimeout('sessionWarning()', sTimeout);
	
		function sessionWarning() {
		alert('#SESSION.First_Name# #SESSION.Last_Name# your session is about to expire in FIVE MINUTES.');   
		}
	</cfoutput>
</script>
<!--- END: USING JS TO WARN A USER ABOUT SESSION TIMEOUT --->

This portion creates the time limit (in the example above, it is set to 30 minutes)

This portion will subtract 5 minutes before the time so the alert will appear at that instance.

Obviously, this will only work if the user has JS enabled.

Let me know if you run into any issues.


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Hey GUJUm0deL,
I need to do something similar with a form.

I need to set up a form that only allows the user to fill out all fields before the time runs out. It will be a form that has questions to answer. The owner of the form don't want them to have enough time to search the internet for the answers.

Would this code work for a form like that?

 
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It can work on any form. You just define the time limit you want the form to be "active". Once the JS timer runs out, you send a JS alert().

Only thing you need to define is how much time is enough time. If you run into any problems, post here and we can help. :)

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