Creating a session (newbie):

Hello. I'm creating a CBT (all ASP). The first page is home.asp, and the
final page is lasquiz.asp. Once they enter the "final chapter", the quiz
-- the lasquiz.asp, I don't want them to be able to go back at all. No back
buttons, etc. .... I was told I could get around this by creating a session
and having that redirect them back to the quiz if the session isn't true.

I already have session variable set up. For example, at the top of ever
.asp page, I have:

<%
'If the session variable is False or does not exsist then redirect
If Session("blnIsUserGood") = False or IsNull(Session("blnIsUserGood")) =
True then
Response.Redirect"../../login.asp"
End If
%>

Therefore, it redirects them to the login page if they haven't logged in.
But does anyone know of a way (to a newbie) to make it so that once they
enter the final page, the quiz, they can't leave until they've finished it?
Creating another session (that won't clash with the above session) is the
answer? Thank you for reading this and being nice 'cause I'm clueless.

Jay

There is no way you can keep them from going back, because the pages are cached...what
you can do is this...

create a cookie that stores their login info...on the page before the quiz
set a flag in the cookie...

on every previous page you must check the value of the cookie and compare
it to the one you set it as...

after completing the page before the quiz make them click a link for instructions
on how to take the quiz...abandon the session on that page...and instruct
them to close thier broswers...then, open them again and login...this will
ensure that the session is closed..once they login again the cookie will
be checked first and direct them to the quiz?

simple? if you have questions, just post again

"Jay" <lukumski@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>Hello. I'm creating a CBT (all ASP). The first page is home.asp, and the
>final page is lasquiz.asp. Once they enter the "final chapter", the quiz
>-- the lasquiz.asp, I don't want them to be able to go back at all. No
back
>buttons, etc. .... I was told I could get around this by creating a session
>and having that redirect them back to the quiz if the session isn't true.
>
>I already have session variable set up. For example, at the top of ever
>.asp page, I have:
>
><%
>'If the session variable is False or does not exsist then redirect
>If Session("blnIsUserGood") = False or IsNull(Session("blnIsUserGood"))
=
>True then
> Response.Redirect"../../login.asp"
>End If
>%>
>
>Therefore, it redirects them to the login page if they haven't logged in.
> But does anyone know of a way (to a newbie) to make it so that once they
>enter the final page, the quiz, they can't leave until they've finished
it?
> Creating another session (that won't clash with the above session) is the
>answer? Thank you for reading this and being nice 'cause I'm clueless.

>
>Jay

Changed my mind...I found a way to do it....

ok on every page put this

if session("quiz") <>"" then
response.redirect "quiz.asp"
end if
Response.Buffer = True
Response.ExpiresAbsolute = Now() - 1
Response.Expires = 0
Response.CacheControl = "no-cache"


' in your quiz page(quiz.asp) set session("quiz") = 'whateveryou want
basically what this does is it doesnt cache the pages...so when you click
back it redirects you to the quiz page....

"Jay" <lukumski@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>Hello. I'm creating a CBT (all ASP). The first page is home.asp, and the
>final page is lasquiz.asp. Once they enter the "final chapter", the quiz
>-- the lasquiz.asp, I don't want them to be able to go back at all. No
back
>buttons, etc. .... I was told I could get around this by creating a session
>and having that redirect them back to the quiz if the session isn't true.
>
>I already have session variable set up. For example, at the top of ever
>.asp page, I have:
>
><%
>'If the session variable is False or does not exsist then redirect
>If Session("blnIsUserGood") = False or IsNull(Session("blnIsUserGood"))
=
>True then
> Response.Redirect"../../login.asp"
>End If
>%>
>
>Therefore, it redirects them to the login page if they haven't logged in.
> But does anyone know of a way (to a newbie) to make it so that once they
>enter the final page, the quiz, they can't leave until they've finished
it?
> Creating another session (that won't clash with the above session) is the
>answer? Thank you for reading this and being nice 'cause I'm clueless.

>
>Jay