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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bob,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thanks Bob, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>yes </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>there will be a
user table with the user status that will be checked during the login
process</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and yes I will join an ASP list</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At this stage during the development of my
application I am working on a Frontpage prototype (with no database behind) to
present to the client.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Once they are happy with the look of all the pages
I have to migrate it to work in an Informix environment using AppPage
builder.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For the protoype I think I'll use the URL to carry
the user access status but in the final application I assume I'll need something
more secure and so my question.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:bill.marriott@optusnet.com.au"
title=bill.marriott@optusnet.com.au>Bill Marriott</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:javascript@LaTech.edu"
title=javascript@LaTech.edu>javascript@LaTech.edu</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 17, 2001 6:00
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Javascript] General design
question</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bob,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do you mean store a list of all the links in a
table and flag them Admin Yes or No?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then use something like:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>if (after SQL in link table)
tblLink.fldAdmin </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>= true then<BR><a
href="link.asp">Link</a><BR>end if<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill<BR></DIV></FONT>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:filipiab@atsc.army.mil"
title=filipiab@atsc.army.mil>Filipiak, Bob (Contractor)</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:'javascript@LaTech.edu'"
title=javascript@LaTech.edu>'javascript@LaTech.edu'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 16, 2001 10:12
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Javascript] General
design question</DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Better yet, since you are using a DB why not modify the
table to have a column with a Admin flag for those links that are for Admin
only and validate the visitor against the db that way you don't have to rely
on cookies being enabled. Just a thought.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>Bob Filipiak (Contractor)</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>MCP
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<P><FONT size=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>From:
Andrew Dunn [<A
href="mailto:adunn@mail.interworx.com.au">mailto:adunn@mail.interworx.com.au</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT size=2>Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 8:01 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>To: javascript@LaTech.edu</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Subject: RE:
[Javascript] General design question</FONT> </P><BR>
<P><FONT size=2>if you are using asp why not use a session variable to hold
the user state</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>(if admin or not)? If the session
variable ie. session("admin") = true then</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>display
links or not display links.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>if session("admin") = true then</FONT>
<BR> <FONT size=2><a
href="link.asp">Link</a></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>end if</FONT>
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