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Remaining time before the session timeout expires 3
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I assume you don't want an ASP to report this, as every page would report the full time remaining, as every page would reset to timeout countdown.
Hence, if you DO want this, you may as well just return the Session duration (Session.Timeout).
codestorm
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Hence, if you DO want this, you may as well just return the Session duration (Session.Timeout).
codestorm
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I use javascript to track the remaining time in the session (client-side) since, as codestorm says, every server hit restarts the clock.
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Thanks for your replies guy's.
Yep I was aware of this, and maybe the second solution would be my best bet. The only thing I want to do is put in the status window, the remaining time of the user's session before he get's timout. The users in my case have different timout values that I set in the user's table and when they log in I set the session.timout to be equal to the user timout settings.
So I only want to show him the remaining time of his session via the status bar. Of course, when he will be working, this time will always reset to the initial value, but this will be usefull when example he had left for what ever reason and come back to his screen.
Is this still possible with javascript client-side? if so.. is it possible to point me out to a starting snippet or something as I really have no clue at the moment.
Thanks alot
Yep I was aware of this, and maybe the second solution would be my best bet. The only thing I want to do is put in the status window, the remaining time of the user's session before he get's timout. The users in my case have different timout values that I set in the user's table and when they log in I set the session.timout to be equal to the user timout settings.
So I only want to show him the remaining time of his session via the status bar. Of course, when he will be working, this time will always reset to the initial value, but this will be usefull when example he had left for what ever reason and come back to his screen.
Is this still possible with javascript client-side? if so.. is it possible to point me out to a starting snippet or something as I really have no clue at the moment.
Thanks alot
<script>
var timeLeft = <%=session.timeout%> * 60
function startTimer(){
timeLeft --
if (timeLeft < 0) {
closeWin(""
}
minsLeft = Math.floor(timeLeft / 60)
secsLeft = timeLeft - (minsLeft * 60)
if (secsLeft < 10){
secsLeft = "0" + secsLeft
}
window.status = minsLeft + ":" + secsLeft
timerID = setTimeout("startTimer()",1000)
}
</script>
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build better and bigger idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. - Rich Cook
var timeLeft = <%=session.timeout%> * 60
function startTimer(){
timeLeft --
if (timeLeft < 0) {
closeWin(""
}
minsLeft = Math.floor(timeLeft / 60)
secsLeft = timeLeft - (minsLeft * 60)
if (secsLeft < 10){
secsLeft = "0" + secsLeft
}
window.status = minsLeft + ":" + secsLeft
timerID = setTimeout("startTimer()",1000)
}
</script>
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build better and bigger idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. - Rich Cook
Sorry - I forgot to mention this line
<body onLoad="startTimer()">
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<body onLoad="startTimer()">
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build better and bigger idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. - Rich Cook
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I'm glad it works for you, I just noticed that then the time runs out, it calls closeWin(). You may want to say
if (timeLeft < 0) {
document.location = "login.asp"
}
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if (timeLeft < 0) {
document.location = "login.asp"
}
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build better and bigger idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. - Rich Cook
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- #9
Yes, thanks, I already had a routine that when the session runs out the pages get redirect to the login.asp page.
But the piece of code you post for the display of remaining time is very very helpfull as it is what I wanted.
Thanks again and happy programming
Cheers
But the piece of code you post for the display of remaining time is very very helpfull as it is what I wanted.
Thanks again and happy programming
Cheers
<script>
var timeLeft = 30 * 60
function startTimer(){
timeLeft --
if (timeLeft < 0) {
document.location = "sessionExpired.asp"
}
minsLeft = Math.floor(timeLeft / 60)
secsLeft = timeLeft - (minsLeft * 60)
if (secsLeft < 10){
secsLeft = "0" + secsLeft
}
document.timeForm.expires.value = minsLeft + ":" + secsLeft + " until your session expires."
timerID = setTimeout("startTimer()",1000)
}
</script>
<body onLoad="startTimer()">
<form name="timeForm">
<input name="expires" style="border: 0px; width: 250px;" readonly>
</form>
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build better and bigger idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. - Rich Cook
var timeLeft = 30 * 60
function startTimer(){
timeLeft --
if (timeLeft < 0) {
document.location = "sessionExpired.asp"
}
minsLeft = Math.floor(timeLeft / 60)
secsLeft = timeLeft - (minsLeft * 60)
if (secsLeft < 10){
secsLeft = "0" + secsLeft
}
document.timeForm.expires.value = minsLeft + ":" + secsLeft + " until your session expires."
timerID = setTimeout("startTimer()",1000)
}
</script>
<body onLoad="startTimer()">
<form name="timeForm">
<input name="expires" style="border: 0px; width: 250px;" readonly>
</form>
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build better and bigger idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. - Rich Cook
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ChainsawJoe
Programmer
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<script>
var timeLeft = <%=session.timeout%> * 60
function startTimer(){
timeLeft --
if (timeLeft < 0) {
document.location = "sessionExpired.asp"
}
minsLeft = Math.floor(timeLeft / 60)
secsLeft = timeLeft - (minsLeft * 60)
if (secsLeft < 10){
secsLeft = "0" + secsLeft
}
document.getElementById('expires').innerHTML = "Your cookie will expire in <span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">" + minsLeft + ":" + secsLeft + "</span>";
timerID = setTimeout("startTimer()",1000)
}
</script>
<body onLoad="startTimer()">
<div id="expires" style="border: 0px; width: 250px;"></div>
</body>
just to get it out of the input box and onto the page itself..
apologies for code cannibalising!!
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<script>
var timeLeft = <%=session.timeout%> * 60
function startTimer(){
timeLeft --
if (timeLeft < 0) {
document.location = "sessionExpired.asp"
}
minsLeft = Math.floor(timeLeft / 60)
secsLeft = timeLeft - (minsLeft * 60)
if (secsLeft < 10){
secsLeft = "0" + secsLeft
}
document.getElementById('expires').innerHTML = "Your cookie will expire in <span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">" + minsLeft + ":" + secsLeft + "</span>";
timerID = setTimeout("startTimer()",1000)
}
</script>
<body onLoad="startTimer()">
<div id="expires" style="border: 0px; width: 250px;"></div>
</body>
just to get it out of the input box and onto the page itself..
apologies for code cannibalising!!
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Penguins - better than --------------------------------------------------
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