[Javascript] General design question

[Andrew Dunn]

RE: [Javascript] General design questionI've just designed something like
this. I found it better to save the admin variable in a session. The reason
for this is because if the admin is going to be editing details of other
people who can also log in (I don't know if your web site does this) You
don't have to check two records in the DB, it makes things a bit simpler and
probably a bit quicker as well.


-----Original Message-----
From: javascript-admin at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-admin at LaTech.edu]On
Behalf Of Bill Marriott
Sent: Tuesday, 17 July 2001 6:00 AM
To: javascript at LaTech.edu
Subject: Re: [Javascript] General design question


Bob,

Do you mean store a list of all the links in a table and flag them Admin Yes
or No?
Then use something like:

if  (after SQL in link table) tblLink.fldAdmin = true then
<a href="link.asp">Link</a>
end if

Bill

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Filipiak, Bob (Contractor)
  To: 'javascript at LaTech.edu'
  Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 10:12 PM
  Subject: RE: [Javascript] General design question


  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.

  Bob Filipiak (Contractor)
  MCP

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Andrew Dunn [mailto:adunn at mail.interworx.com.au]
  Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 8:01 PM
  To: javascript at LaTech.edu
  Subject: RE: [Javascript] General design question



  if you are using asp why not use a session variable to hold the user state
  (if admin or not)? If the session variable ie. session("admin") = true
then
  display links or not display links.

  if session("admin") = true then
          <a href="link.asp">Link</a>
  end if
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