>>>Hi
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>>>Can someone advise on the best way to handle users logging in using ASP's.
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>>>I have a VFP COM installed on the server which I can call a method Login(cUser, cPassword) to return true or false, but I also want each page to check the status using a logical property in the COM, and if the user is not logged in, to force them back to the main page to login.
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>>>Any suggestions?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Kev
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>>Here is a method I have used several times:
>>When the user logs into the site, set a flag and persist it throughout your site. Create an include file that checks the value of this flag and loads the appropriate page based on the value.
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>Thanks Tim, how do I load the page from the include file?
>
>Kev+

If the user is already logged in, load the current page. If the user is not logged in, redirect the user to the login page.

Example:
Response.Redirect "login.asp"

You have to issue the redirect before sending any content to the browser. If you are using IIS 5.0, I would use the Server.Transfer method. This will redirect the user to the specified page and also pass any Request object values without a round trip to the browser.