Unable to create a session in asp

Discussion in 'C#' started by anatar02, Sep 17, 2009.

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  1. #1
    Hi All,

    I am new for development as well as asp; my problem is session’s creation using (parameter).
    Say for example

    i have form1.asp

    <body>
    Test Suite Email Form:
    <br />
    <form method="get" action="simpleform.asp">
    First Name: <input type="text" name="fname" /><br />
    Last Name: <input type="text" name="lname" /><br /><br />
    <input type="submit" value="Submit" />
    </form>

    form2.asp

    <%
    request.querystring("fname")
    Session("fname")=fname
    Session.Timeout = 100
    Response.Write(Session("fname"))%>

    and

    The below set of code is working fine because i am hard coding the values

    <%

    Session("fname")="I am Working"
    Session.Timeout = 100
    Response.Write(Session("fname"))%>


    so could you please help me on this....

    Thanks in advance

    Ashok N
     
    anatar02, Sep 17, 2009 IP
  2. camjohnson95

    camjohnson95 Active Member

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    #2
    You are not assigning the value from the querystring to a variable. 
    
<%
Dim strFName
strFName = Request.QueryString("fname")
Session("fname") = strFName
Session.Timeout = 100
Response.Write(Session("fname"))
%>
    Code (markup):
    Assuming you are using classic asp the above should work...
    alternatively:
    
<%
Session("fname") = Request.QueryString("fname")
Session.Timeout = 100
Response.Write(Session("fname"))%>
    Code (markup):
     
    camjohnson95, Sep 18, 2009 IP
  3. Nytrolix

    Nytrolix Peon

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    #3
    Yeah your not putting fname into a variable.

    As it stands:

    this line here isnt setting fname to a variable, it should be
    request.querystring("fname")

    fname = request.querystring("fname")


    then you put it into your sesison here.
    Session("fname")=fname
     
    Nytrolix, Sep 21, 2009 IP
  4. leebari

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    ASP session doesn't work well on Internet Explorer 7. I would recommend to look for an alternative solution (ASP class) to handle sessions properly.
     
    leebari, Oct 16, 2009 IP
  5. camjohnson95

    camjohnson95 Active Member

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    #5
    I have used asp session's a lot and have never had a problem with it, whether it is with IE7 (which I use by default) or any other browser.... It is fairly obvious that the problem is with the code.
     
    camjohnson95, Oct 19, 2009 IP
  6. urstop

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    Sessions work fine with all popular browsers. If it does not work it could be because of your security restrictions set on the cookies by your browser. The browser should be set to accept cookies for the sessions to work.
     
    urstop, Oct 22, 2009 IP
  7. Corwin

    Corwin Well-Known Member

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    Correct, if cookies are disabled, you can't set session variables, they will behave like regular variables (when the page is finished, the variable is cleared).
     
    Corwin, Oct 28, 2009 IP