Why isn't this built into the JavaScript in /html-template, if explorer is still ignoring the timestamps on .swf files? And what makes .swf files special? Even explorer can abide by the no-cache and expires headers when fetching .html....
-J On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 5:57 AM, Joseph Balderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As I mentioned in my previous email, use the following to refer to your > flash SWF file, no backend code required: > > "myFile.swf?"+ (new Date()).getTime( ) > > You'll need to use it in Javascript tags, such as SWFObject or the > default adobe tags. You can easily modify the index.template.html file > to have Flex Builder include this code in all its html files. > > What it does is use js to append a unique number on the end of the > filename, making the browser think it's being asked to get a new file > each and every time, which assures that the browser will always fetch > the file from the server. > > __________________________________________________________ > > > Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca > Flex & Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified Developer & Trainer > Author, Professional Flex 3 (coming Winter 2008) > Staff Writer, Community MX | http://communitymx.com/author.cfm?cid=4674 > > amandeepsingh bajwa wrote: > > Hi Joseph > > vo...!!! amazed by how wide can a programmer can see. No sir, i dont > > work for military or something. > > > > My only requirement is to make the clients fetch the latest swf instead > > of what the browser has cached. Absolutely no problem with swf being > > getting stores their. True we need to concentrate upon securing the data > > rather than the swf itself. I ll always remember this tip. > > > > But the problem i face at the moment is to make client browser to fetch > > the latest version of swf from server and not cached one. The topic is > > not new and I have seen various Q's related to this in the archive, but > > could hardly understand any. > > > > confused!!! > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Joseph Balderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <news%40joeflash.ca>> > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Thursday, 29 May, 2008 4:56:53 PM > > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] the old caching problem... many answers no > > solution!!! > > > > All that html metadata does is assure that the HTML code will be > > refreshed each and every time the viewer sees the page. But to my > > knowledge this does not affect whether a media asset such as a flash > > document (SWF) is refreshed on each pageview. > > > > It is impossible to prevent a SWF from apprearing in the browser's cache > > folder. But you can insert generate the embed and param tags dynamically > > with javascript, and then using something like: > > > > "myFile.swf? nocahe="+ (new Date()).getTime( ) > > > > (not excatly sure of the syntax, it's been a while) > > ...you can assure that the browser will load the SWF anew with each page > > view/refresh so that the SWF is being fetched from the server each time > > versus from the browser cache after the first view. But the file will > > still appear in the browser's cache folder no matter what you do, > > including runtime loading of a content SWF into a proxy.. > > > > I suppose, theoretically you can stream the content SWF from a streaming > > server such as Red5 or FMS into a bytearray in a host SWF and convert > > the bytecode into usable content, but I've never tried it, and do not > > know how you would implement the particulars. This would be the only way > > to ensure that the SWF never appears in the browser cache. Usually it's > > more important to secure the data in the application than the > > application itself. Better to apply a bytecode obfuscator than to go > > through all that trouble unless you're doing work for the military or > > something. > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ > > > > Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.. ca <http://joeflash.ca> > > Flex & Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified Developer & Trainer > > Author, Professional Flex 3 (coming Winter 2008) > > Staff Writer, Community MX | http://communitymx. com/author. > > cfm?cid=4674 <http://communitymx.com/author.cfm?cid=4674> > > > > mailamannow wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > Following is the Code available at > > > http://livedocs. adobe.com/ flex/3/html/ help.html? content=performa > > nce_05.html > > < > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=performance_05.html > > > > > > > > (1)Where exactly to use it so as to prevent client side caching? > > > > > > Cache-control: no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate, max-age=-1 > > > Pragma: no-cache, no-store > > > Expires: -1 > > > > > > (2)is there a better way to prevent that when i m not using php, jsp, > > > https service, flex data service, and all > > > the stuff whose tutorials are mostly available when i google for the > > same. > > > > > > i simply want my swf not to be cached by the browser. please guide > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > > > > > -- > > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > > FAQ: http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/flexcoders /files/flexcoder > > sFAQ.txt < > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ..txt> > > > Search Archives: http://www.mail- archive.com/ flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups. comYahoo > > <http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo>! 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