ASPX Page Timeout - Session Timeout

[Guest]

First: There are several ways to confuse one regarding session timeout.
(1) web.config - <sessionState timeout="20">
(2) IIS Manager | Internet Information Services | ServerNode | Default Web Site |
Properties | Configuration | Options | Enable Session State
Session timeout 20
(3) within Global.asax.vb file - Session_Start subroutine can use
Session.Timeout=x minutes or
(4) within any web page, i.e., <web page>.aspx can use Session.Timeout=value
Second: Problem I'm having is understanding what controls what! Basically, I need the capability for most data entry aspx web pages to be say 20 minutes timeout. One other data entry aspx web page I would like to be 60 minutes. I'm having a problem doing this.
Question(1) - Can you dynamically vary the session timeout for different aspx web pages - and if so HOW would I do this.
Question(2) - Where can I understand BEST the relationship between all the ways to change the timeout values - i.e., does each method discussed above work to change the session timeout.
PLEASE ADVISE.

 

[ASP.Confused]

Try this in your app:

Session.Timeout = 60

First: There are several ways to confuse one regarding session timeout.
(1) web.config - <sessionState timeout="20">
(2) IIS Manager | Internet Information Services | ServerNode | Default Web Site |
Properties | Configuration | Options | Enable Session State
Session timeout 20
(3) within Global.asax.vb file - Session_Start subroutine can use
Session.Timeout=x minutes or
(4) within any web page, i.e., <web page>.aspx can use Session.Timeout=value
Second: Problem I'm having is understanding what controls what!

Basically, I need the capability for most data entry aspx web pages to be
say 20 minutes timeout. One other data entry aspx web page I would like to
be 60 minutes. I'm having a problem doing this.

Question(1) - Can you dynamically vary the session timeout for different

aspx web pages - and if so HOW would I do this.

Question(2) - Where can I understand BEST the relationship between all the

ways to change the timeout values - i.e., does each method discussed above
work to change the session timeout.

 

[bruce barker]

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First: There are several ways to confuse one regarding session timeout.
(1) web.config - <sessionState timeout="20">

(2) IIS Manager | Internet Information Services | ServerNode | Default Web Site |
Properties | Configuration | Options | Enable Session State
Session timeout 20

(3) within Global.asax.vb file - Session_Start subroutine can use
Session.Timeout=x minutes or

(4) within any web page, i.e., <web page>.aspx can use Session.Timeout=value
Second: Problem I'm having is understanding what controls what!

Basically, I need the capability for most data entry aspx web pages to be
say 20 minutes timeout. One other data entry aspx web page I would like to
be 60 minutes. I'm having a problem doing this.

Question(1) - Can you dynamically vary the session timeout for different

aspx web pages - and if so HOW would I do this.

session

Question(2) - Where can I understand BEST the relationship between all the

ways to change the timeout values - i.e., does each method discussed above
work to change the session timeout.

 

[ASP.Confused]

From my understanding, page level changes to the session state override
everything else, and web.config controls the default timeout.

 

[ASP.Confused]

Read this...it may help:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/Q_20911575.html

Bruce:

Before I composed this newsletter to assistance, I did do the following...

I had one Page_Load sub of ASPX web page with Session.Timeout = 20.
I had another Page_Load sub of ASPX web page with Session.Timeout = 60.

There were 2 ways I could do this - I assumed either in code-behind /

aspx.vb Page_Load or in HTML - JavaScript. I tried both and here is what
happens.