Thanks a lot, that actually solved the problem. this is a quite funny and simple solution, i like it very much and it is more than enough for me right now.
thanks again! On Mar 30, 8:58 pm, Catalin Avram <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > To prevent caching just add something random to your url. > In your case: > > var URL = "http://3.187.170.67/space/php_test/test.txt?random="; + > Math.random(); > > This shouldn't affect your text file in any way. > > Catalin. > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Bandi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear GD-developers, > > > I am new in developing gadgets, but I encountered a strange problem, > > that i can not solve. > > I wrote a gadget that downloads a text file form the web and displayes > > it (I know it is not a difficult task, and i managed to create this > > gadget). > > My problem is the following: > > the gadget works fine on my computer, whenever the text file on the > > web is refreshed, the gadget displayes the new informations. I tried > > to run the gadget on an other computer (it has the same Os and the > > same version of google-desktop), and on this computer the gadget loads > > the information for the first time (and the refreshing function runs), > > but after this it caches the info somehow, or stores somewhere (i have > > no idea, how it works), and does not reload it form the web. It is > > alway using the the information downloaded at the start. > > I tried to look for a solution on the web, but i could not find any > > help. > > Please help me, what should i do, waht should i check on the other > > computer to make my gadget work. > > > Thank you for your help! > > > Yours sincerery, > > András Horváth > > > PS.: > > I wrote down the important part of the code here (however i do not > > suppose, that this should be the problem,but i hope it helps): > > > var URL = "http://3.187.170.67/space/php_test/test.txt";; > > > var Request = null; > > > var RELOAD_TIME = 6000; > > > function onOpen() { > > view.setInterval("LoadData()", RELOAD_TIME); > > > } > > > function LoadData() { > > Request = new XMLHttpRequest(); > > try { > > Request.open("GET",URL, true); > > } catch (e) { > > statusLabel.innerText = "FAILED"; > > Request = null; > > return; > > } > > > Request.onreadystatechange = onLogData; > > > try { > > Request.send(); > > } catch (e) { > > statusLabel.innerText = "FAILED"; > > Request = null; > > return; > > } > > } > > > function onLogData() { > > if (Request.readyState != 4) > > return; > > > if (Request.status != 200) { > > statusLabel.innerText = "FAILED"; > > Request = null; > > return; > > } > > > //parsing the data > > txtArray =Request.responseText.split("\n"); > > //I deleted this part 'cause it is not really interesting, and the > > code would be too long > > //I just parse the Strings in txtArray to outtext > > //putting the data on the frame > > TXTCOntrol.innerText = outtext ; > > TXTCOntrol.visible = true; > > statusLabel.visible = false; > > > // Destroy the XMLHttpRequest > > Request = null; > > } --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Desktop Developer Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Desktop-Developer?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
