Ah onto the next little nuance. IE loves to cache. I mean it
*really* loves to cache. Since the player is in effect delegating the
HTTP call to the browser, the browser can choose to cache quite often.
So although you fire off the HttpService call, the browser decides
naaah, that call has already happend. I'll just ignore it.
You have two options (sorted in order of Kludgedom)
1) Radmonly post-pend a url parameter to each call (like time millis)
so the url of the HttpService is different every time. Very hoakey IMHO
2) Set some more cache-control headers. We found this combination
worked in every browser (yes we struggled with IE's handling of
cache-control headers here too. Don't get me started unless you have
a bar tab)
// This example was streaming XML out.
// You may not need all these headers. The first one is the
// operative one. Don't tinker it at all either. Anything
// different and you're on your own!!!
response.setHeader("Cache-Control", "max-age=0, must-revalidate");
response.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
response.setContentLength(bytes.length);
response.getOutputStream().write(bytes);
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Macromedia Flex Alliance Partner
http://www.cynergysystems.com
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "colinblackmore"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Indeed he is! :-)
>
> However... with regard to the fix, I seem to have spoken to quickly.
>
> Although adding the FormAuthenticator valve fixed the immediate
> problem I was experiencing, it seems to also cause other issues
> (again, this only appears on IE).
>
> My application has a polling thread that periodically calls a specific
> URL. With the FormAuthenticator valve enabled, the behaviour
> 'appears' to be that the HTTPService is called, the response handler
> is fired, but *the server never receives a request*.
>
> What makes it even stranger is that the response handler has a valid
> response definition.
>
> My hunch is that setting the disableProxyCaching=false is working
> against me in this case and only the first call is ever making it to
> my servlet.
>
> Make sense? Any thoughts?
>
> ...Col
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Rey Bango <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Carson's the man. ;)
> >
> > Rey...
> >
> > Carson Hager wrote:
> > > My pleasure. I know that's a tricky one. We confronted it about a
> year
> > > ago and most thought we had lost our minds. Turns out few people had
> > > used that combination at that point which seemed fairly odd to us.
> > > Anyway, I'm glad you found it useful.
> > >
> > >
> > > Carson
> > >
> > > ____________________________________________
> > >
> > > Carson Hager
> > > Cynergy Systems, Inc.
> > > http://www.cynergysystems.com
> > >
> > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Office: 866-CYNERGY
> > > Mobile: 1.703.489.6466
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> > > Behalf Of colinblackmore
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 8:38 AM
> > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Unable to retrieve data via
HTTPService over
> > > https in *IE*.
> > >
> > > Fantastic! That worked. You saved me a 'lot' of time and effort!!
> > >
> > > Thank you for taking the time. I really appreciate it.
> > >
> > > ...Col
> > >
> > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Carson Hager"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >>Excellent. In META-INF, you will need a context.xml file that looks
> > >>like this. This instructs Tomcat to use the FormAuthenticator value
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > >>turns off proxy caching. This will fix the problem of the header
being
> > >>sent to IE which it cannot handle. If you don't have a META-INF
> > >>directory, just create it in the root of your web app right next to
> > >>WEB-INF. You will need to reload your web application or restart
> > >>Tomcat.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> > >><Context path="">
> > >> <Valve
> > >>
> > >>className="org.apache.catalina.authenticator.FormAuthenticator"
> > >> disableProxyCaching="false" />
> > >>
> > >> <WatchedResource>WEB-INF/web.xml</WatchedResource>
> > >> <WatchedResource>META-INF/context.xml</WatchedResource>
> > >> <WatchedResource>WEB-INF/web.xml</WatchedResource>
> > >> <WatchedResource>META-INF/context.xml</WatchedResource>
> > >> <WatchedResource>WEB-INF/web.xml</WatchedResource>
> > >> <WatchedResource>META-INF/context.xml</WatchedResource>
> > >></Context>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Carson
> > >>
> > >>____________________________________________
> > >>
> > >>Carson Hager
> > >>Cynergy Systems, Inc.
> > >>http://www.cynergysystems.com
> > >>
> > >>Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >>Office: 866-CYNERGY
> > >>Mobile: 1.703.489.6466
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > > On
> > >
> > >>Behalf Of colinblackmore
> > >>Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 7:54 AM
> > >>To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > >>Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Unable to retrieve data via
HTTPService over
> > >>https in *IE*.
> > >>
> > >>Form based authentication.
> > >>
> > >>--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Carson Hager"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >>wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>You've run into a fun little nuance with Tomcat/IE/HTTPS and Auth.
> > >
> > > The
> > >
> > >>>good news is that there is an easy fix. Are you using Form or Basic
> > >>>auth?
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>Carson
> > >>>
> > >>>____________________________________________
> > >>>
> > >>>Carson Hager
> > >>>Cynergy Systems, Inc.
> > >>>http://www.cynergysystems.com
> > >>>
> > >>>Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >>>Office: 866-CYNERGY
> > >>>Mobile: 1.703.489.6466
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>-----Original Message-----
> > >>>From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >>
> > >>On
> > >>
> > >>>Behalf Of colinblackmore
> > >>>Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 7:21 AM
> > >>>To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > >>>Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Unable to retrieve data via HTTPService
> > >
> > > over
> > >
> > >>>https in *IE*.
> > >>>
> > >>>Carson...
> > >>>
> > >>>OK, now I'm confused! :-D
> > >>>
> > >>>I disabled the security constraints and it now works!
> > >>>
> > >>>So I guess my questions now are:
> > >>>
> > >>>a) Why do the browsers (Firefox/IE) behave differently in this
> > >>
> > >>respect?
> > >>
> > >>>b) How can I configure things to have both authentication AND https
> > >>>within IE?
> > >>>
> > >>>Again to restate, I am using Tomcat, but not using the flashproxy
> > >>>(since I'm using form based authentication which the proxy doesn't
> > >>>handle).
> > >>>
> > >>>Many thanks for your help.
> > >>>
> > >>>...Col
> > >>>
> > >>>--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Carson Hager"
> > >
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >
> > >>>wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>>Are you possibly operating within an authenticated session?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Carson
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>____________________________________________
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Carson Hager
> > >>>>Cynergy Systems, Inc.
> > >>>>http://www.cynergysystems.com
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >>>>Office: 866-CYNERGY
> > >>>>Mobile: 1.703.489.6466
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>-----Original Message-----
> > >>>>From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > >
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > >>>On
> > >>>
> > >>>>Behalf Of colinblackmore
> > >>>>Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 1:15 PM
> > >>>>To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > >>>>Subject: [flexcoders] Unable to retrieve data via HTTPService over
> > >>>
> > >>>https
> > >>>
> > >>>>in *IE*.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I have a flex application that works perfectly when deployed under
> > >>>
> > >>>http.
> > >>>
> > >>>>However, when I attempt to connect via https none of the
> > >
> > > HTTPService
> > >
> > >>>>calls return successfully.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>The odd thing is that this only occurs when using https on
> > >
> > > Internet
> > >
> > >>>>Explorer (6.0). Both Firefox (1.5) and Opera (8.51) work fine
> > >
> > > under
> > >
> > >>>>both http and https.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Some additional information:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>- The fault code from the HTTPService is:
> > >>>> fault: (Object)
> > >>>> faultcode: Client.Disconnected (String)
> > >>>> faultstring: Could not retrieve data. (String)
> > >>>>- I am *not* using the flex proxy.
> > >>>>- Calling the HTTPService URL directly from the browser works
> > >
> > > fine.
> > >
> > >>>>It's only when flex attempts to call it from the client.
> > >>>>- Tomcat 5.5 is the web-server.
> > >>>>- I added the following crossdomain.xml to both the server root
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > >>>the
> > >>>
> > >>>>context root (to no avail).
> > >>>>
> > >>>><cross-domain-policy>
> > >>>> <allow-access-from domain="*" secure="false" />
> > >>>></cross-domain-policy>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Again, this is only an issue with IE. Anyone out there
> > >
> > > successfully
> > >
> > >>>>serving a flex app to IE over https?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Thanks in advance
> > >>>>
> > >>>>...Col
> > >>>>
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