ASPX Page Timeout - Session Timeout

[DavidS]

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

"DavidS" <Da****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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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. 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.

[bruce barker]

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"DavidS" <Da****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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First: There are several ways to confuse one regarding session timeout.
(1) web.config - <sessionState timeout="20">

default session timeout for site (2) IIS Manager | Internet Information Services | ServerNode | Default Web Site | Properties | Configuration | Options | Enable Session State
Session timeout 20 nothing to do with .net - classic asp session timeout (3) within Global.asax.vb file - Session_Start subroutine can use
Session.Timeout=x minutes or overriding the default session timeout at session start (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.
overriding current session timeout Question(1) - Can you dynamically vary the session timeout for different aspx web pages - and if so HOW would I do this.
do it on the page, note once changed, it stays changed until the next

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.
PLEASE ADVISE.

[ASP.Confused]

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

"bruce barker" <no***********@safeco.com> wrote in message
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"DavidS" <Da****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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First: There are several ways to confuse one regarding session timeout.
(1) web.config - <sessionState timeout="20">

default session timeout for site

(2) IIS Manager | Internet Information Services | ServerNode | Default

Web Site |

Properties | Configuration | Options | Enable Session State
Session timeout 20 nothing to do with .net - classic asp session timeout

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

overriding the default session timeout at session start

(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.
overriding current session timeout

Question(1) - Can you dynamically vary the session timeout for different aspx web pages - and if so HOW would I do this.
do it on the page, note once changed, it stays changed until the next

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.

PLEASE ADVISE.

[ASP.Confused]

Read this...it may help:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/Q_20911575.html
"DavidS" <Da****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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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.
In both instances - I always get default that is also in the web.config of 20 minutes. Is there an example of where two pages timeout with different settings. I also attempted to put the <% Session.Timeout=20 %> or <% Session.Timeout=60
%> in Header section of web page - <script JavaScript>.
I basically keep getting 20 minutes ALWAYS FOR ALL PAGES.

What AM I MISSING or HAVE I OVERLOOKED - AGAIN - THIS IS WHY I ASKED MY QUESTIONS THE WAY I DID...
"bruce barker" wrote:

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"DavidS" <Da****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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First: There are several ways to confuse one regarding session timeout. (1) web.config - <sessionState timeout="20">

> default session timeout for site

(2) IIS Manager | Internet Information Services | ServerNode | Default

Web Site |

Properties | Configuration | Options | Enable Session State
Session timeout 20

> nothing to do with .net - classic asp session timeout

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

> overriding the default session timeout at session start

(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.

> overriding current session timeout

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

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

> do it on the page, note once changed, it stays changed until the next

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.

PLEASE ADVISE.