Re: getting session ID/name

[Kyle Hayes <khayes@quicknet.net>]

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On Mon, 7 Jun 1999, Ryan Hertz wrote:

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> At 04:52 PM 6/7/99 , Kyle Hayes wrote:
> >******    message to minivend-users from Kyle Hayes <khayes@quicknet.net>
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> >
> >I am trying to generate a unique ID based on the session ID and the time.
> >I found some code in the minivend code that seems to do what I want, but I
> >can't call it.  I took the code and copied it into a GlobalSub in
> >minivend.cfg.
> >
> >The code gets the current time with gmtime and the current session name
> >with Vend::Session::session_name().  So far so good.  But, it doesn't
> >work.  The session name is always blank.
> >
> >How do I get the session name?  I can see it in the URL.  What magical
> >incantation will get it for me?  I looked all over in the manual and apart
> 
> [data session id]
> 
> I find that searching the HTML docs on minivend.com can be faster than
> digging through the printed version, however, compulsive use of Post-It
> notes has increased my personal search time of the docs.  ;-)
> 
> The manual does have a good description of all the session data you can
> access.

I'll look at the HTML docs again...

I really want to be able to get it from within a GlobalSub.  I am trying
to generate a complete unique ID within a GlobalSub.  I use the time plus
the session ID, but I only get the time back out.  The session ID is
returned as blank.

I tried things like:
-  $Vend::Session::get_name()
- $Vend::Session::SessionName
- Vend::Session::get_name()
- Vend::SessionName
- $Vend{'session'}->{'id'}
- $Vend{'session'}->{'session_name'}

etc.

I really want to do this within a GlobalSub.  The code I am using is
directly lifted from some of the CyberCash code in Order.pm...  It just
doesn't work when in a GlobalSub.

Any ideas?

Best,
Kyle

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