<fbSession variable>.Start (Function)

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<fbSession variable>.Start (Function)

In french: <Variable fbSession>.Ouvre

Used to authenticate and log in to Faceboook.

Versions 22 and later

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux.

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Windows.

New in version 22

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux.

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Windows.

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux.

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Windows.

Example

MySession is fbSession

MySession.AppID = "1702546803104741"

MySession.AppSecret = "badf00ddeadbeefbadc0deoff1ce8ecd"

MySession.Permission = [fbInfoProfile, fbEmail]

IF MySession.Start() THEN

 Info("Connected")

END

Syntax

<Result> = <Session>.Start()

<Result>: Boolean

True if the connection was established,
False otherwise.

<Session>: fbSession variable

Name of fbSession variable corresponding to the connection to initialize.

Remarks

Starting the session

<fbSession variable>.Start is used to authenticate toward a Facebook server. This function initializes the connection with the server and it must be called before any communication with Facebook.
<fbSession variable>.Start must be called from the main thread of the application.

Stopping the session

A started Facebook session is a persistent session: it will remain opened:

until the application is closed.
until the call to <fbSession variable>.Stop.

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