Usually, with tomcat, the session data is stored in memory in the JVM, so it could be hard to get at directly from perl :-) Especially since the data (values) in the session can be any java object (not just strings or primitive types).

There are ways of configuring tomcat to store the session data externally, and you might then be able to get at it easier. Look at the tomcat documentation.

If you don't need much information from the session, writing a webservice type interface to a simple java servlet/jsp page might be easier, though.

"What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"

In reply to Re: CGI for (or against) HttpSession? by Joost
in thread CGI for (or against) HttpSession? by graff

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