GLOBAL.ASA real active user count - ASP / Active Server Pages

Daniel L.

Hi,

I've searched over 1 hour on Google and elsewhere and haven't found
anything.

I'd like to find a way to get the real active user count on our website.
THe main problem I have is when a user quit with the "X" the counter will be
decremented of 1 only when the Session.Timeout will be expired.

Please let me know if anyone have come accross a solution somewhere...

Thank you!

Jul 19 '05 #1

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Tom B

You'd have to be creative. Likely on the client-side.
Perhaps, a little javascript function that refreshes an "image" every X
seconds.
If a user fails to refresh their image, they are "timed out"

The other thing, if you are stuck with server side only, would be to track
users separately. Users who have been active in the last X seconds and
users who are still "logged in" but haven't been active.

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Hi,

I've searched over 1 hour on Google and elsewhere and haven't found
anything.

I'd like to find a way to get the real active user count on our website.
THe main problem I have is when a user quit with the "X" the counter will be decremented of 1 only when the Session.Timeout will be expired.

Please let me know if anyone have come accross a solution somewhere...

Thank you!

Jul 19 '05 #2

Manohar Kamath [MVP]

That's the problem with the basic HTTP protocol itself, since it is not a
stateful protocol. Once the user gets a document, the user gets
"disconnect ed." The whole idea behind the session is that, using cookies and
a timer, you see if the user is connected within a certain time span.

With that said, there is no accurate way of figuring out an accurate count
of users -- what you are doing currently seems to do the job. There are
elaborate methods -- for example, embedding a small Java applet in a
invisible frame, which send out a message back to the server. But I think it
is an overkill for a simple counter app.

--
Manohar Kamath
Editor, .netBooks
www.dotnetbooks.com
"Daniel L." <jereçoisdéjàtr opdespamauburea u@désolé.com> wrote in message
news:uM******** ***********@new s20.bellglobal. com...

Hi,

I've searched over 1 hour on Google and elsewhere and haven't found
anything.

I'd like to find a way to get the real active user count on our website.
THe main problem I have is when a user quit with the "X" the counter will be decremented of 1 only when the Session.Timeout will be expired.

Please let me know if anyone have come accross a solution somewhere...

Thank you!

Jul 19 '05 #3

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