RE: FN-FORUM: Timer!

date posted 17th January 2005 11:19

It depends on why your client wants to restrict access to a limited time
period. If it is to limit the user to not doing the module again (or passing
their details to someone else) then they would be better specifying a
realtime limit (perhaps 3 days or something) and telling the user that they
must complete the course in that time. If it is for performance purposes
(the user must "pass" the module in a certain number of hours) then you
would be better of maintaining a clock using a combination javascript and
database, with a big visible timer on the page that can be "paused" (hiding
the page) if the user needs to take a break, although (as others have
pointed out) this is fraught with risks and can easily be bypassed.

Adam

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Sent: 17 January 2005 11:56
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Subject: FN-FORUM: Timer!



Hope everyone had a good weekend!

I have a challenge. A customer runs an online training company. The pages
are restricted using username's and passwords. He now wants to specify a
time limit on certain pages. So for instance, if a module takes 12 hours to
complete he wants the users access to that module to expire after a total of
12 hours of viewing it.

I first thought of just having a cookie that expired after 12 hours, but
then I realised the student wouldn't be doing the course for 12 hours solid,
he/she would be doing it in chunks.

I need to come up with some sort of timer, obviously, but I'm at a loss at
the moment.

Has anyone got any better suggestions, as I'm scratching my head a little
now and the weekends merriments are taking their toll this morning.

BTW I'm working in ASP with an Access DB.



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