record duration of visit

[newbiepg]

I need to know when a user closes the browser or exits our site after visiting it.

Is there a way to record this time , even approximately?

 

[tschonken]

There are a couple of ways to do this.

1.
You can use Session_OnStart and Session_OnEnd in the Global.asa file:

Session_OnStart will be executed when the user first arrives at the site

Session_OnEnd will be executed when the user leaves the site

In the global.asa file add the following:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE='VBScript' RUNAT='Server'>
Sub Session_OnStart
**Put your code here that records the time the user enters the site to a database**
End Sub

Sub Session_OnEnd**Put your code here that records the time the user leaves the site to a database**
End Sub
</SCRIPT>


2.
A lot less elegant way is when users log in and out to record the times. I will not advise this, as there are a lot of issues using this method, and users have to log in and out which is maybe not your case.

 

[newbiepg]

my problem with Session_OnEnd is that nothing in there gets executed
the start time in Session_OnStart works fine

 

[tschonken]

Please provide code for OnEnd so that I can have a look at it

 

[HectorShuckle]

Session_OnEnd is known for it's unreliability.

How about if you use some javascript on your pages, to open a popunder window &quot;onUnload&quot;, the popunder window, can update the time that this user left, then close itself. If you do it on every page, then the last page he/she visits of yours would be recorded.