My suggestions for you would be 1) Always give the user an option to manually select low-band or hi-band. 2) If you test connection speed, do so with every visit: network conditions will vary. 3) To force the test file to download from the server every time, add a random number (or current date time) on a query string to the file request: http://www.myserver.com/myfile.mp3?200605093455758. As long as the number is different each time, the file will not load from cache.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrick Matte Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 2:19 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] File is cached or not ? I need to know if a sound is already inside the browser's cache. Right now I use a getTimer when I fire the loadSound and another getTimer when the sound is loaded. One minus the other gives me a value of 0.03 seconds if the file is in the cache. Do you think it would be reliable to say that the sound is cached if it loads under 0.1 seconds ? Do you have another idea ? I use this sound to calculate the user's download speed and then I store the value inside a shared object. Then if the sound is cached, I use the value inside the shared object. And then I load lo-res or hi-res videos depending on the bandwidth speed. _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
