Actually using a random string is not a good idea because there is a chance, however small, that it will fail. Using new Date().getTime(), as the OP mentioned (and erroneously called "random"), will work every time (unless, of course, the user resets their clock during the session--and even then you'd need a coincidence for failure to occur).
On 3/2/07, Mike and Stephie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi David ! Yes this mostly seems to work quite well. The thing is to make sure that all assets are called using this random string-- that none sneaks through unintentionally Kind regards Prema David Bellerive wrote: > I've read that appending a random query string ( example : new Date.getTime() ) to the URL of assets (images, sounds, XML files, etc.) loaded at runtime in the Flash Player ensures that these assets are always loaded from the server instead of being loaded from the cache. > > I've tested this on Windows XP in IE5, IE5.5, IE6, FF1, FF1.5, FF2, Opera 8, Opera 8.5, Opera 9, Netscape 7 and Netscape 8 and it seems to work very well. > > However, I haven't been able to test this on a Mac or on Linux. > > Is this method bulletproof (it works in all browsers on all operating systems)? > > Is this something that you would really rely on for big projects? > > Has anyone ever used this method and had big problems with it or even minor glitches?
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