wait. By default applications do not share sessions.

you must do

    from gluon.fileutils import get_session
    other_session=get_session(request,'otherappname')

to get the app for the same user but another app.

On Sep 25, 2:14 pm, leone <handja...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If I understand the more effective way is to use session that store
> info about master app
> so that util-app can access layout and other static resources and so
> on, returning some result.
> The only shared information is the database position or address, and
> this can be a constant for the two applications.
> Well, i will try it.
> Thanks for your kindness
> -leone
>
> On Sep 25, 8:46 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
>
> > On Sep 25, 1:21 pm, leone <handja...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Someone knows what is the better way to resolve this scenario with
> > > web2py?
> > > 1) I have an application populated with useful pages linked and used
> > > from other application. These utility-pages must be inizialized with
> > > some values. What is the better way to pass values between the two
> > > applications (not by GET, please)? The utility page not knows who is
> > > the caller.
>
> > It really depends on the type of information. Applications can share
> > database and sessions.
>
> > > 2) each utility-page must have the layout of the caller page.
> > > I have read about exec-environment and sessions but I am confused
> > > about the cleaner approach and I need some examples.
>
> > in {{extend layout}} layout can be a string or a variable. If it is a
> > variable it can be a string pointing to a layout in another app
> > layout='../../otherapp/views/layout.html'
>
> > This works assuming the two apps are not bytecode compiled and
> > assuming the otherapp/views/layout finds the variables it needs to
> > render.
>
> > Anyway, perhaps if you tell is what is the bigger picture there is a
> > better way.
>
> > > Thanks on advance
> > > -leone
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