Webmaster Forum / ColdFusion / Advanced Techniques / July 2007

Hello Friends!

We recently upgraded to CFMX 7.   We noticed that session variables get lost
when you transfer control using cflocaiton, href or similar.  We decided to put
locks around all the session varialbes and things seemed to be fine for a few
weeks.  Now it has come back.  The session variables are set when theuser logs
in and are lost when you click on the links on the page.  the only thing that
we have not fully implemented is the locks.  We are in the process of putting
cflock around all session variables.  Is it possible that the variables are
getting lost because there are no locks at some places where they are created?  
What is the best way of making sure that the variables do not get lost?

Here is how we are setting these variables.

Upon successful login
- A structure by name request.user gets created with session scope
- All user related info is stored in the request.user

When a user click on name of a contract he/she is interested in
- A structure by name request.rfp gets created with session scope
- All info related to the contract are stored in this structure.

Can someone please help me?  I am sure at least one person might have faced
the problem.