From: dmcnulty@... (Dan McNulty)
Date: 2002-02-19T22:38:32+09:00
Subject: Re: CGI::Session problems

Yes thank you for pointing that out.  Along with a couple other
changes, my test code now works.  It does seem that you MUST use the
..close method anytime the session is accessed.  Like the FAQ says :)

Here is the fixed test code:

def getsession(cgi)
    sess = CGI::Session.new(cgi,
                            "session_key" => "a_test",
                            "prefix" => "rubysess.")
    if sess["junk"]==nil
        puts "A new session"
        sess["junk"]=123
        sess.close
    else
        puts "An existing session"
        sess["junk"]=sess["junk"].to_i + 1
        puts sess["junk"]
        sess.close
    end
    return sess
end

Everytime I refresh the page, sess["junk"] increments just like it
should.

-- Dan

Javier Fontan <jfontan@cesga.es> wrote in message news:<0202151700271J.03556@pc3d.cesga.es>...
> Hello
> 
> I think that this part f mod_ruby FAQ should help you
> 
> --8<----
> CGI::Session does not work.
> 
> On mod_ruby, CGI::Session is not closed automatically, so you should close it 
> explicitly.session = CGI::Session.new(...)
> begin
>   ...
> ensure
>   session.close
> end
> 
> This problem is not CGI::Session specific. You should close files etc too.
> ---->8--
> 
> Bye
> 
> On Fri 15 Feb 2002 17:00, you wrote:
> > Argh!
> >
> > I am trying to using CGI:Session (with Apache & mod_ruby) and meeting
> > no success.  I have read what little there is about sessions in the
> > two books I have, and scoured the 'net for examples (and found a few).
> >
> > The code I am using is like this:
> >
> > def getsession(cgi)
> >     if $sess == nil then
> >         $sess = CGI::Session.new(cgi,
> >                                 "session_key" => "a_test",
> >                                 "prefix" => "rubysess.")
> >     end
> >     return $sess
> > end
> >
> > cgi = CGI.new
> > sess = getsession(cgi)
> > if sess["junk"] != nil
> >     puts "An existing session"
> >     puts Marshal.load(sess["junk"])
> >     sess.update
> > else
> >     puts "A new session"
> >     sess["junk"]=123
> > end
> >
> > The function getsession() is defined in a loaded file.
> >
> > The problem is that sess["junk"] is always nil, like session isn't
> > being stored or restored.
> >
> > I would really love a simple example of this working under mod_ruby.
> > I think perhaps mod_ruby is whacking my "cgi" object after every run.
> > Since I need the session for variable persistance, this is not a good
> > thing.
> >
> > Thanks for any help!
> >
> > -- Dan