Session varaibles available after page refresh

Report · Dec 09, 2015

Hi,

When I add another session variable in the application.cfc file and access it in the login page, it does not appear in other pages.

Current session variables change after I select the refresh button on the IE browser.

Using Cold Fusion 11 and IE browser version 9.

The Enable Session Variables option in the Cold Fusion admin is enabled.

Is there any solution to have the session variables available without having to refresh the page and have the new session variables available?

Thanks,

Mike

Report · Dec 09, 2015

Can you show us your application.cfc file? And any relevant .cfm files where a session variable "disappears" or is otherwise unavailable?

-Carl V.

Report · Dec 10, 2015

Hi,

In the application.cfc, Session.ULTC1002.TASummary, Session.Ultc1002.TADelete and Session.Ultc1002.TADeleteN are declared.

The session variables, Session.Ultc1002.TADelete and Session.Ultc1002.TADeleteN are not changing.
These variables are set the application.cfc and the login page.
The value of the variables are changed in the display page. It seems when new session
variables are added, they do not function properly.

The variables (Session.Ultc1002.TADelete and Session.Ultc1002.TADeleteN) are used in the Navigation cfm. But do not change. The variables are changed in the display page.
The Session.ULTC1002.TASummary variable will change after the refresh button is selected.

Mike

------ application.cfc ------

<cfset this.name = "ULTC1002">

<cfset this.datasource = "dd">
<cfset this.datasourcereport = "hh">
<CFSET CURRENTDATE=#DATEFORMAT(Now(), "MM/DD/YYYY")#>
<CFSET CURRENTTIME=#TIMEFORMAT(NOW(),"h:mm:ss tt")#>

<cfset this.applicationTimeout = createTimeSpan(0,0,30,0)>

<cfset this.clientManagement = false>

<cfset this.sessionManagement = true>

<cfset this.loginStorage = "Session">

<cfset THIS.sessionTimeout = createTimeSpan(0,0,30,0)>

<cfset THIS.setClientCookies = false />

<cfset THIS.setDomainCookies = false />

<cfset THIS.scriptProtect = true />

<cfset THIS.secureJSON = false />

<cfset THIS.secureJSONPrefix = "" />

<cfset this.mappings = structNew()>

<cffunction name="onApplicationStart" returnType="boolean" output="false">
<cfreturn true>
</cffunction>

<cffunction name="onSessionStart" returnType="void" output="false">
<cfif #StructKeyExists(Session, "ULTC1002")#>
<cflock scope="session" type="Readonly" timeout="30">
<cfset Session.ULTC1002 = structNew()>
<cfset Session.Ultc1002.ErrorMsg = "">
<cfset Session.ULTC1002.LoggedIn = " ">
<cfif Session.ULTC1002.LoggedIn eq "T">
<cfset Session.Ultc1002.LoggedUser = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.AdminUser = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.UserName = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.FacilityNum = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.Class = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.UserID = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.UserName = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.ClientCall = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.ClientLname = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.ClientDOB = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.ClientStateID = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.ssnvar = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.LimitToOrganization = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.AdminUser = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.ltc803date = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.LTC803Call = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.AssessmentError = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.LognoteCall = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.CertCall = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.PasarrCall = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.Deleted = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.Copied = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.Finished = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.StatusCall = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.ProgramCall = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.Event = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.AssessCall = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.AssessLognoteAdd = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.ErrorMsg = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.ErrorCount = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.LognotesCall = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.OldEvent = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.PrintCall = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.AppealCall = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.LognotePrint = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.AssessmentPrint = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.LookupCalledMe = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.CIRSEntryID = "">
<CFSET session.ULTC1002.ReferralDate = "">
<CFSET session.ULTC1002.ReferralCall = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.SPDDPlanEvent = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.DDSPlanServiceCall = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.Complaint = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.ComplaintServiceCall = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.ComplaintID = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.CIRSServiceCall = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.SPCopied = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.TAEvent = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.TAServiceCall = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.TASummary = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.RiskPlanEvent = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.RiskPlanCall = "">
<CFSET Session.ULTC1002.RiskID = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.View = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.TADelete = "">
<CFSET Session.Ultc1002.TADeleteN = "">

</cfif>
</cfif>
</cflock>
</cfif>
<CFSET Session.dog = "">
<cfoutput>
<cfif #HTTPS# EQ "Off"><cflocation url="https://#SERVER_NAME##PATH_INFO#" addtoken="no"></cfif>
</cfoutput>

</cffunction>

<cffunction name="OnRequestStart" access="public" returntype="boolean" output="true"
hint="Fires at first part of page processing.">
<LINK href="pppp" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet">
<cfreturn true />
</cffunction>

<cffunction name="onMissingTemplate">
<cfargument name="targetPage" type="string" required=true/>

<cftry>

<cflog type="error" text="Missing template: #Arguments.targetPage#">

<cfoutput>
<h3>#Arguments.targetPage# could not be found.</h3>
<p>You requested a non-existent page.<br />
Please check the URL.</p>
</cfoutput>
<cfreturn true />

<cfcatch>
<cfreturn false />
</cfcatch>
</cftry>
</cffunction>

<script language="javascript">
            var minutes=30
         var seconds=60
         document.title='Benefits Utilization System - Session timeout in approximately ' + minutes + ' minutes'

         function display()
         {
          seconds-=1

          if (seconds<=0)
          {
           seconds=60
           minutes-=1
           document.title='Benefits Utilization System - Session timeout in approximately ' + minutes + ' minutes'
           if (minutes<=0)
           {
            alert("As a security measure your session has timed out, you will be redirected to the login screen and any unsaved data will be lost. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.")
            window.location.replace("https://sp0.hcpf.state.co.us/Mercury/MainMenu.aspx")
           }
          }
             setTimeout("display()",1000)
         }

         display()

       </script>

</cffunction>

<cffunction name="onRequestEnd" returnType="void" output="false">
<cfargument name="thePage" type="string" required="true">

</cffunction>

<cffunction name="onApplicationEnd" returnType="void" output="false">
<cfargument name="applicationScope" required="true">
</cffunction>

<cffunction name="onSessionEnd" returnType="void" output="false">
<cfargument name="sessionScope" type="struct" required="true">
<cfargument name="appScope" type="struct" required="false">

</cffunction>
</cfcomponent>

----- Navigation cfm ------

<CFIF #Session.Ultc1002.Class# eq "TCA">

</cfif>
del #Session.Ultc1002.TADelete# cla #Session.Ultc1002.Class# sum #Session.ULTC1002.TASummary#
<cfif Session.Ultc1002.TCATRAN eq "Y">
<Cfset #Session.ULTC1002.TAServiceCall# = "View">
</cfif>

</cfoutput>
<cfinclude template="sharedbottom.cfm">

------ Part of the login page ------

------ Part of the display page ------

<cfif #Session.Ultc1002.TCATRAN# eq "N">
<CFIF #Session.Ultc1002.ClientCall# neq "View" and #tatransitiondates.Finalized# eq "0" >
          <CFFORM NAME="AssessmentGrid" ACTION="taassessmentdates.cfm?Session.Ultc1002.TADelete=NO&Session.ULTC1002.TASummary=NO" METHOD="Post">
                <INPUT TYPE="Submit" NAME="Edit" VALUE="Edit">
                <CFSET View_val = "NO">
                <INPUT TYPE="Hidden" NAME="EventNum" VALUE="#tatransitiondatesretrieve.Event_number#">
<INPUT TYPE="Hidden" VALUE='<CFIF #Session.Ultc1002.ClientCall# neq "View" and #tatransitiondates.Finalized# eq "">Edit<cfelse>View</cfif>' NAME="CalledMe">
   </cfform>
         <CFELSE>
    <CFFORM NAME="AssessmentGrid" ACTION="taassessmentdates.cfm?Session.Ultc1002.TADelete=NO&Session.ULTC1002.TASummary=YES" METHOD="Post">
             <INPUT TYPE="Submit" NAME="View" VALUE="dddView">
             <CFSET View_val = "YES">
             <INPUT TYPE="Hidden" NAME="EventNum" VALUE="#tatransitiondatesretrieve.Event_number#">
      <INPUT TYPE="Hidden" VALUE='<CFIF #Session.Ultc1002.ClientCall# neq "View" and #tatransitiondates.Finalized# eq "">Edit<cfelse>View</cfif>' NAME="CalledMe">
      <Cfset Session.ULTC1002.TAServiceCall = "View">
    </cfform>
          </CFIF>
   <CFelse>
        <Cfset Session.ULTC1002.TAServiceCall = "View">
        <INPUT TYPE="Submit" NAME="View" VALUE="View">
   </cfif>

Report · Dec 10, 2015

I'm not sure if this is the problem or not, but take a look at your ACTION attributes on your CFFORM tags. You are putting references to session variables in URL parameters, which will become URL scope variables on the receiving page (so Session.Ultc1002.TADelete will end up as URL.Session.Tltc1002.TADelete on taassessmentdates.cfm, and the same for the other variables you set). That may not be what you intended. Also, since you are using the POST method, you might as well store those values in hidden input fields so they become part of the form post payload. You should also simplify the input name to just TADelete. On taassessmentdates.cfm, you should then grab the value from FORM.TADelete and put it into Session.TLtc1002.TADelete (if that is what you intended).

A couple editorial notes:

Ouch - that's a lot of CFSETs to generate a single structure within the session scope. That looks like a good candidate for refactoring with <cfscript>.
There is absolutely no reason to be using <CFFORM> in your display page - just use plain old <FORM> (especially since you aren't using <CFINPUT> anyway).

HTH,

-Carl V.