What's happening to my session variables?

Is there something about session variables accross directories? I know that sounds daft, but I don't get this:

www.mysite.com/directory/test.asp

<%
session("foo")="one"
response.write(session("foo"))
response.write(session("baa"))
%>



www.mysite.com/different_directory/test.asp

<%
session("baa")="two"
response.write(session("foo"))
response.write(session("baa"))
%>



No matter how many times I hit those pages in succession, neither page can see the session variable that the other one is populating. Why? :(

ASP thinks it's a new application unless you specifically set them up to share with Global.asa.

do you allow unwritten cookies in your browser settings?

you dont need the global.asa file but if you have <%@ ENABLESESSIONSSTATE = False %> at the top of your page then you will get a new session id with each page and therefore will not be able to carry session variables from page to page.


If i remember correctly if you have that on one page and then change pages the value will remain false until which time you have a page with <%@ ENABLESESSIONSSTATE = True %> at which point you should be able to start using session variables again.