Javascript problem

There are a number of problems here

1. Javascript cannot call code behind directly - you have to do it through something like an AJAX call or a redirect to another page.

The following code

<%timeout()%>

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Will call timeout at the time the script is run not at the time the timeout expires. Server side scripts complete before the page loads in the browser so any code in the server side code is no longer available at the time the javascript executes.

2. setInterval is called in one of two ways

i. Using a string parameter with the function to call as the string (in this case 'timerIncrement()')

setInterval('timerIncrement()', 1000);

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ii. A function that is executed when the timeout fires

setInterval(function() { timerIncrement();}, 1000);

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If you use the second option you can call timerIncrement with a parameter like idleTime but it won't work because Javascript functions pass parameters by value which means that a copy of the variable is passed to the function. If the function modifies the variable it is the copy that is changed not the original.
So in this case idleTime won't be affected and will remain 0 on each call to the timerInterval.
A better approach was your original one which is to use a global variable to keep track of idleTime.

Here is a suggestion on how you should do this

<script type="text/javascript">
var idleTime = 0;
$(window).load(function () {
	var authenticated = '<%= Session("IsAuthenticated")%>';
	if (authenticated == "Y") {
		var idleInterval = setInterval('timerIncrement()', 1000); // 1 minute

		//Zero the idle timer on mouse movement.
		$(this).mousemove(function (e) {
			idleTime = 0;
		});
		$(this).keypress(function (e) {
			idleTime = 0;
		});
	}
});

function timerIncrement() 
{
	if (idleTime++ >= 3)
	{ // 3 minutes
		idleTime = 0;
		window.location = "logoff.asp"
	}
}

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And then create the following ASP script to handle the logoff
logoff.asp

  Session("IsAuthenticated") = "N"
  'You can optionally include a redirect here back to your login page
  ' Example
  ' Response.Redirect login.asp

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To CEHJ,

I know that javascript is not a language like Java.  Just like your link does nothing to solve my problem. I posted the question to all those categories hoping that people monitoring questions, even they only program in Java, might have scripts to help solve the problem.

JulianH,

I will try your suggestion tomorrow when I get back to the office.

Thanks

I know that javascript is not a language like Java.  

Strange then that you should post your question in an irrelevant TA, instead of, say, one of the many web programming TAs

I will try make sure I don't post in an irrelevant area next time.  Thanks for the heads up.

discourages the posting of blind links

It's not a 'blind' link - it's a link to show burnsinmagnolia how s/he might use this site more efficiently by recognising that posting JavaScript questions in the Java TA is not appropriate.

no viable solutions were offered.