How can I get the session information?

You will need to rename your HTML files to CFM files, then put the code below on top of every pages:

Example:

<CFAPPLICATION
   NAME="MyApp"
   SESSIONMANAGEMENT="yes"
   SESSIONTIMEOUT="#CreateTimeSpan(0,0,20,0)#"
   APPLICATIONTIMEOUT="#CreateTimeSpan(1,0,0,0)#">

<cfif Not IsDefined("session.UserID")>
 <cflocation url="index.cfm">
</cfif>

Hope this helps

Since u want to compare teh session information :

<cfif IsDefined("session.UserID") AND session.UserID EQ 'anandkp'>
     <cflocation url="index.cfm">
<cfelse>
     <cflocation url="login.htm">
</cfif>

K'Rgds
Anand

PS : make sure ur session variables are enabled using the CFADMIN

Hello there ! Actually your problem is the same to what I have answered last April.

Here is the solution !

In your first file type this code:

<CFAPPLICATION NAME="FORUM" SESSIONTIMEOUT="#CreateTimeSpan(0,0,60,0)#" SESSIONMANAGEMENT="Yes" CLIENTMANAGEMENT="Yes" >
Then save as application.cfm.
Regarding the CreateTimeSpan function it sets when to destroy your session.

For your file in login form have this code:

<form name="form1" method="post" action="validate.cfm">
<p>username :
   <input type="text" name="username">
</p>
<p>password :
   <input type="password" name="password">
</p>
<p>
  <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="  OK  ">
</p>
</form>
Then save as login.cfm.

For your action file validate.cfm

<cfif '#form.username#' eq 'administrator' and '#form.password#' eq 'administrator'>
<cfset session.valid_account='#form.username#'>
<cflocation url="index.cfm">
<cfelse>
<cflocation url="login.cfm">
</cfif>

For your main page index.cfm, you should have this code.
This one will check if the session variable already exists.
<cfif not isDefined('session.valid_account')>
<cflocation url="login.cfm">
</cfif>
<---- page content ----->

Try to run this code of mine. I hope this will help you.

GOODLUCK !

Entrance2002 :)

If you want to have a pop message, instead of:

<cfif not isDefined('session.valid_account')>
<cflocation url="login.cfm">
</cfif>

Try this one:
<cfif not isDefined('session.valid_account')>
<script language='javascript'>
 alert('Any message that you want to appear before redirecting the user to the login form');
 document.location='login.cfm';
</script>
</cfif>

You should have this condition in every first line of any directory that you want to be validated...

Best wishes !

Entrance2002 :)

Ok let me understand when you say you have NO CONTROL over the login.  This means you CAN NOT change the login.htm page correct.

Can you explain where the login page is coming from?  If it is a form posted to your cfm page then maybe but there is NO session created by the login.htm page.

Help us understand so we can help you.

nathans,

The login is handled by RACF validation.  It is security on the server that I have no control over.