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Topic: Asp Question

Posted By: Tegwin
Subject: Asp Question
Date Posted: 02 November 2003 at 4:01pm

Ok, I am very new to asp and still trying to learn so forgive me if the question sounds dumb or trivial..

I have been following in a book, on how to make a simple web counter, they suggested to use a global.asa file. which has the following information in it

<Script.Language="vbscript" runat="server">



sub Application_OnStart

Application("count")=1

end sub



Sub Application_OnEnd

end sub



sub Session_OnStart

Application.lock



Application("count")=Application("count") + 1



Application.unlock

end sub



sub Session_onEnd

end Sub



</script>

then I have created a file called visitors.asp with the following code.





<%

   Response.Write("Number of people visited so far")

   Response.Write(application("count"))

%>

I have both these files copied into the same path, but when I run the visitors.asp it only displays " Number of people visited so far" , but not the number..

What am I doing wrong ?

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Replies:

Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 02 November 2003 at 7:05pm

the global.asa MUST be in the root of your site (or virtual dir) and if you have a host he must also support global.asa's

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Posted By: Tegwin
Date Posted: 03 November 2003 at 1:17am

Michael, I am doing this on my own server.

The global.asa is in the the virtutal directory. Basically I have a Virtual Dir called count, which is pointing to d:\webs\count and that is where the global.asa resides and also the visitors.asp and it does not work.

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Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 03 November 2003 at 2:50am

<Script.Language="vbscript" runat="server"> try removing the '.' between script and language.

Mart.

Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 03 November 2003 at 2:53am

But it looks as if your using golbal.asa for a page counter. You cant do that because application reset when the server restarts etc. But you can do a 'active visitor' counter like on the bottom right of this page.

Mart.

Posted By: Tegwin
Date Posted: 03 November 2003 at 10:43am

Mart, thanks for that, Yes it is for a page counter, I have found this very script in a book on learning ASP, so one would hope the authors know that a global.asa cant be used for this purpose... oh well perhaps not.

Do you know where I can get an example of an "active visitor" script as on this page.

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Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 03 November 2003 at 11:20am

http://asptutorial.info/learn/global_asa.asp - http://asptutorial.info/learn/global_asa.asp at the bottom of the page.

Mart.

Posted By: Tegwin
Date Posted: 03 November 2003 at 12:23pm

Ok i think something must be wrong here now. I have copied and pasted the code, exactly like in the example above at your link http://asptutorial.info/learn/global_asa.asp - http://asptutorial.info/learn/global_asa.asp

global asa



<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript" RUNAT="Server">



Sub Application_OnStart

application("activevisitors")=0

End Sub



Sub Application_OnEnd

End Sub



Sub Session_OnStart

application.lock
 
application("activevisitors")=application("activevisitors" )+1

application.unlock

End Sub



Sub Session_OnEnd

application.lock
 
application("activevisitors")=application("activevisitors" )-1

application.unlock

End Sub



</SCRIPT>

and visitors.asp





<HTML>

<BODY>



There are  <% =application("activevisitors") %> active visitors.



</BODY>

</HTML>

I have copied both files into c:\inetpub\wwwroot\count and there is a virtual directory called count which is pointing to c:\inetpub\wwwroot\count

so to access this I am entering http:\\localhost\count\vistors.asp

The result is :- There are active visitors. (As you can see there is no figure) I have tried to refresh a few times and still the same..

HELP!!!

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Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 03 November 2003 at 1:22pm

Global.asa goes in your main directory not in any subfolders.

Mart.

Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 03 November 2003 at 1:22pm

But you will be able to access the applications from subdirectorys...

Posted By: Tegwin
Date Posted: 05 November 2003 at 3:19am

Excellent thanks. I have copied the global.asa to the webroot and all is working ok now. Thanks for your help Mart

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