I have a question about carrying over and capturing persistent data in the referring URL in the sign-up/registration process.
I am currently developing a site which integrates the current version of the forum code with the site. In order to capture the referring Session The line of code: ID=<%Response.Write(Session.SessionID)%> Has been placed into the referring page link.
It captures the session ID and carrys it over to the landing page prior to allowing a new user to sign up, but what I need to know is:
Is there a way to capture that session ID and insert it transparently into the database as a prerequisite to sign up completion?
Currently I simply have placed all new sign ups on "Approval" basis only, and only when they provide the sessionID. Well I think you get the gist of it. Any input would be sincerely appreciated. P.s. I am currently using the access database but plan to switch over to full blown SQLserver as soon as we complete our upgrade.
-We don't need Alien Races to come from other planets to Steal Our Children - We have CPS for that and they wouldn't take too kindly to some Outsider cutting in on their Action-
Here's a thought on this... Because the password is already required for sign-up, and the session id is purely numeric, can I simply use the session id already in the url as the password? If so, which lines in which inc_??? need to be changed (or not perhaps?) to allow for this string to be used as the users sign up password?
-We don't need Alien Races to come from other planets to Steal Our Children - We have CPS for that and they wouldn't take too kindly to some Outsider cutting in on their Action-
I think I see what you're doing, but I'm not certain it's the best way to go about it - could you break it down into steps but also explain in depth the end result you want to achieve? The reason I'm confused and asking is that SessionID's are really not ever meant to be stored/used as they're a server-side cheat to give the appearance/illusion of a stateful protocol (which HTTP isn't), so storing the value is pretty meaningless as it is random, and expires in 20 mins anyway...
-We don't need Alien Races to come from other planets to Steal Our Children - We have CPS for that and they wouldn't take too kindly to some Outsider cutting in on their Action-
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Posted - 02 April 2007 : 09:49:26
