quote:


<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
//var keepSessionTimeout = 10 * 60 * 1000 every 10 minutes to be safe
var keepSessionTimeout = 10000 // ten seconds test
setTimeout("keepSession();", keepSessionTimeout );

var req = null;

function keepSession()
{
var url = "keepsession.asp"; //this file contains a db query that returns nothing

if ( window.XMLHttpRequest )
{
req = new XMLHttpRequest();
}
else if ( window.ActiveXObject )
{
req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
}

req.open("GET", url, true);
req.onreadystatechange = keepSessionCallback;
req.send(null);
setTimeout("keepSession();", keepSessionTimeout );
}

function keepSessionCallback()
{
if (req.readyState == 4)
{
if (req.status == 200)
{
alert("Your Session will Timeout in 5 minutes. Reset?"); //this just shows that the page request was a success -- this alert can really be eliminated but if kept, set the time for five minutes before the session expires
}
}
}
//-->
</script>