>>>>> "Peter" == Hunsberger, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Peter> Colin Paul Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Peter> <snip>flow listener discussion,/snip>
>> I've just read this thread, because I have been trying to work
>> out how to implement pessimistic locking within cocoon. A
>> problem is how to close a database transaction if the user
>> simply walks away from the computer for a few hours, in the
>> middle of a transaction. Session timeout will close the
>> session, but a session listener is needed to then go and
>> rollback the database transaction (or any other such resources
>> held).
Peter> Maybe I'm missing something, but why aren't you setting
Peter> your database transaction timeout limit to something just a
Peter> bit larger than the session timeout?
Well, I guess this is fine for a database server dedicated to the
application (which is OK for my usage).
But it's not a general solution to resources being held by sessions.
I thought I'd raise the issue while listeners were being discussed.
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Colin Paul Adams
Preston Lancashire