# RadRails versus ie & firefox sessions

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radrails-versus-ie-firefox-sessions/120012>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 12, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radrails-versus-ie-firefox-sessions/120012 "2007-11-12T23:49:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![serkan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@serkan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/serkan)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radrails-versus-ie-firefox-sessions/120012/1 "2007-11-12T23:49:39Z")

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Hi guys, I posted an earlier thread regarding sessions using  
db:sessions:create.  
What Ive found it is that when i choose the “launch browser” option from  
the RadRails server tab, it works and uses the same session over and  
over, but when i launch an external browser outside of RadRails, on  
every page refresh the sessions table creates a new session.

In RadRails, i get a reply from \<%= @user.firstname %\> but in an  
external browser i get this “You have a nil object when you didn’t  
expect it!The error occurred while evaluating nil.firstname”

Can someone please explain to me why this is happening… thank thank  
thank you!

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**Author:** ![serkan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@serkan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/serkan)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 12:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radrails-versus-ie-firefox-sessions/120012/2 "2007-11-13T00:06:57Z")

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On 12 Nov 2007, at 22:49, Serkan S. wrote:

> In RadRails, i get a reply from \<%= @user.firstname %\> but in an  
> external browser i get this “You have a nil object when you didn’t  
> expect it!The error occurred while evaluating nil.firstname”
> 
> Can someone please explain to me why this is happening… thank thank  
> thank you!

Is your external browser not saving/allowing cookies ?

Fred

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**Author:** ![serkan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@serkan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/serkan)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radrails-versus-ie-firefox-sessions/120012/3 "2007-11-13T00:15:43Z")

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THATS IT! YOUR AMAZING FREDERICK! IT WAS MY FIREWALL BLOCKING COOKIES!  
THANK YOU GUYS!