You would not use the global.asa file to store user names, they would be stored as a session
variable once a user has successfully logged in.
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Thomas A. Rowe
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"Anthony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> How do I construct an ASP login page using a database? I also would like to learn how to utilize
> the "global.asa" file to strore public variables that can be accessed in other asp pages.
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> For example. When I login, I want my username to be available on other pages. It is my
> understanding, that I can store a variable value in "global.asa", where the variable is declared,
> and write that variable value on another page.
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> Can this be done?
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> Thank you,
> Anthony
>