[FX.php List] Weird session variable issue

[BEVERLY VOTH]

I use a "pre-order" table to save these kinds of values. Move to "orders" when cc is valid, delete if not. If they close session before getting to this point, have a schedule periodically delete the pre-orders past a certain date. Some clients actually like to capture what was "pre-ordered" even if the cc was not completed. It's a way to track what gets viewed on a cart-type site.

Beverly

On 19 Dec 2013, at 11:14 AM, Bob Patin wrote:

> I’ve got a site that collects a large amount of registration data from submitters; as they go through the process, I store the data in session variables, and then write it all to Filemaker at the end if their credit card is successfully charged.
> 
> For some reason, some of the records come up missing data—sometimes a few fields, sometimes almost all fields. I don’t destroy their session until the final step, *after* the FileMaker records are generated.
> 
> We’re seeing this in Internet Explorer 8 and 9, and maybe other browser versions, but right now it seems to be mainly in IE. 
> 
> Question: Since I’m storing a ton of values in session variables, I’m beginning to wonder if one or more variables are storing a character that could be messing things up. I don’t think there are restricted characters in session variables, but here are some questions:
> 
> 1. Is there a limit to how much text could be stored in a set of 60+ session variables?
> 2. Is there a limit to the # of session variables that can be used in one session? If so, how is this determined?
> 3. Are there any restricted characters that must NOT be stored in a session variable? For example, ampersand, apostrophe, etc.?
> 
> This issue is driving us crazy; any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bob Patin
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