Is there quick code that'll let me show how much time is left in the user's current session before the server auto-expires it? How do I set the session timeout locally? My host has set the timeouts to 10 minutes (so that resources on the server can stay open and fast)

I think it's a pain in the arse and all, but if I can show the user how much time they have left before a session auto expire, it'd be nicer then to have their session expire and them think "WTF?!?!"

Try:

<%
response.write("<p>"
response.write("Default Timeout is: " & Session.Timeout & " minutes."
response.write("</p>"

Session.Timeout=30

response.write("<p>"
response.write("Timeout is now: " & Session.Timeout & " minutes."
response.write("</p>"
%>

Source: www.w3schools.com/asp/asp_ref_session.asp

Regards

Owen.

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Excellent!

My thanks!

Owen,

You don't have an answer to the first part of that question do you?

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Just a matter of interest cause I am trying to work it out in my head. I was thinking:

If you framed the site upon loggin and set a javascript timer to count down from 20 minutes until 0. So no matter what page the user goes to the timer countdown would always be displayed. Upon reaching 0 redirect them to another page with the option of logging back in.

Logically... does that work?? My logic is out the window today!!

Regards,



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Actually, if you wanted to use javascript to keep the Timeout active, it would be best to have it call the server 2-3 minutes before the session is approximately about to expire rather then RIGHT when it does....