[ic] [set members_only][/set] vs [tmp members_only][/tmp]

[Dan Browning]

At 09:41 AM 9/21/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>At 04:36 PM 09/21/2001 +0100, you wrote:
>>Hi list,
>>
>>What is the difference between [set members_only][/set] and [tmp 
>>members_only][/tmp] ?
>>In the foundation shop, they are both used, is there a reason behind 
>>which one to use ?
>
>I haven't used [tmp] much, but my reading of the tag ref seems to indicate 
>that [tmp] keys expire when page delivery is completed and the session is 
>updated.  On the other hand, [scratch] keys, once set, will persist across 
>multiple pages and generally don't expire until the session itself 
>expires.  So use [tmp] when you only want to retain a value within one 
>page, use [scratch] when you want to retain a value across several pages 
>or for the duration of the user's session.
>
>NOTE: I am surmising quite a bit here - anyone else care to comment?
>
>- Ed L.

Ed is indeed correct, and that means tmp is faster (by an order of 
milliseconds, I'm sure) in cases where nothing has to be written to the 
user session.

Dan Browning <danpb@mail.com>