Ah! That's a better approach, if you want a new swf loaded every time. Though, there should be a way to only load the swf if it has been updated.
Obviously, we don't want the user to download the swf to determine whether or not a time stamp has changed, but how about some other server-side check, lets say, through the html file? Is it possible? --- In [email protected], Joseph Balderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > if you use SWFObject in your index.template.html or in your final HTML, and > append the following js, the browser will never get the swf from the browser cache: > > ... "mySwf.swf?"+(new Date()).getTime() ... > > This will append a unique number at the end of the swf filename, making the > browser think it's always a new file. > > or you could just clear the cache before every in-browser test. > _______________________________________________________________ > > Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca > > > Brian Raymes wrote: > > I have had similar problems when using I.E. 7/8. Firefox has been > > more consistent, but Safari (my least favorite browser) seems to be > > working the best. > > > > It appears to me that swfs are cached inconsistently. If I update a > > swf, I expect my browser to load the new version. I have had to > > delete my browser cache way too often to remedy this. > > > > If you are using ColdFusion as a mediator, add this to the top of your > > index.cfm (or whatever name yours) to help force a re-load the swfs > > every time. You might be able to accomplish this without ColdFusion > > in the basic html template as well. > > > > <cfheader name="Cache-control" value="no-cache, no-store, > > must-revalidate, max-age=-1"> > > <cfheader name="Pragma" value="no-cache, no-store"> > > <cfheader name="Expires" value="-1"> > > > > I would rather my browser detect new versions of swfs... I don't like > > having to re-download every page visit. The software I am working on > > must be loaded consistently if a change is made on my end. It is > > important for my customers to see everything up-to-date. > > > > Let me know if you find a better solution. > > > > > > Brian > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ryan Schlig" <ryan.schlig@> wrote: > >> I am having problems viewing the changes in my application on refresh. > >> I have to actually close my browser and open up a new session before my > >> changes will be seen. This is not only a local problem, it also happens > >> when I push out new versions of my application to our servers. It seems > >> as though IIS is not detecting a change in the html or swf. Anyone else > >> ran into this and found a solution? > >> > >> > >> > >> Ryan Schlig > >> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >
