Matt's cachebuster works, but I also add this to the header of your html file (fixes IE related issues):
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Cache-Control" CONTENT="no-cache"> <META HTTP-EQUIV="expires" CONTENT="0"> --Carl. On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 5:23 AM, David Hunter <[email protected]>wrote: > > brilliant thanks for that, i'll give it a go. david > > > From: [email protected] > > Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:44:39 -0400 > > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] swf and xml caching? > > To: [email protected] > > > > The problem is xml caching, which can be fixed with the "cachebuster" > > trick. Where you have the path for the XML, use: > > > > 'http://www.sitename.com/info.xml?cachebuster='+new<http://www.sitename.com/info.xml?cachebuster=%27+new>Date().getTime(); > > > > Because it will generate a unique date and time every single time, it > > will force a fresh load of the xml file rather than grabbing the > > cached version. > > > > google "as3 xml cachebuster" for more info, there might be other > > versions of this trick as well. > > > > .m > > > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 7:39 AM, David Hunter <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > hi, > > > a while ago i did a portfolio site for a photographer which loads lots > of images using an xml file. everything works fine. when you return to the > site it loads more quickly as do the images, i guess because the browser has > cached them. but sometimes after the site has been updated (ie. photos have > been added to the portfolio and put in the xml file) it doesn't recognise > that new content is there and loads the same old photos. only after clearing > cache or private data and then returning to the site does it load the new > images. obviously this is far from ideal. > > > i'm not sure if its because the swf gets cached or the xml gets cached > or both. > > > i've just seen a note on the adobe site about using "Expires" header in > an html page or PRAGMA header to prevent the contents being cached but it > would be great to not cache the swf and xml which are very small files but > cache the images so the site runs quicker. > > > thanks in advance for any help, > > > david > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > New Windows 7: Simplify what you do everyday. Find the right PC for > you. > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/buy/_______________________________________________ > > > Flashcoders mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat to your friends for free on selected mobiles > > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/174426567/direct/01/_______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- Carl Welch http://www.carlwelch.com 805.403.4819 _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
