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  • Closing the session
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Stored procedures
Used to authenticate and log in to Faceboook.
Example
MySession is fbSession
MySession.AppID = "1702546803104741"
MySession.AppSecret = "badf00ddeadbeefbadc0deoff1ce8ecd"
MySession.Permission = [fbInfoProfile, fbEmail]
IF FBStartSession(MySession) THEN
Info("Connected")
END
Syntax

Synchronous authentication Hide the details

<Result> = FBStartSession(<Session>)
<Result>: Boolean
  • True if the connection was established,
  • False otherwise.
<Session>: fbSession variable
Name of fbSession variable corresponding to the connection to initialize.
WEBDEV - Server codeLinux

Asynchronous authentication Hide the details

FBStartSession(<Session> , <WLanguage procedure>)
<Session>: fbSession variable
Name of fbSession variable corresponding to the connection to initialize.
<WLanguage procedure>: Procedure name
Name of the WLanguage procedure ("callback") called during the connection. This procedure has the following format:
<Procedure name>(Connection, Session)
where:
  • <Connection> is set to:
    • True if the connection was established,
    • False otherwise.
  • <Session> is a variable of type fbSession that corresponds to the initialized connection.
Remarks

Starting the session

  • FBStartSession authenticates users on a Facebook server. This function initializes the connection with the server and must be called before any interaction with Facebook.
  • The FBStartSession function must only be called from the main the thread of the application.

Closing the session

A started Facebook session is a persistent session: it will remain open:
Business / UI classification: Business Logic
Component: wd300ggl.dll
See also
Minimum version required
  • Version 21
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Last update: 01/10/2023

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