keep db connection open

[TylerZ]

The web page process is as follows. A student logs in with a username and password (all this is happening within a frame) and then the code uses a "target="_top"" command next to the link so that the student will break out of the frame onto a new page. During the process of breaking out of a frame the database connection is lost. How can I keep the database connection open when it seems like opening a new window closes the connection? Any suggestions? Thanks for your help!