Thanks a lot for your prompt and accurate (as usual) answer. I guess we'll have to test and deploy XXE 5.2 applet when it's ready then...
Thanks again. 2012/3/9 Hussein Shafie <[email protected]>: > On 03/09/2012 05:53 PM, Fabián Mandelbaum wrote: >> >> Steps to reproduce: >> >> 1) Deploy XXE as an applet (the full thing, the "xxe" applet) >> 2) Open a file located on a DAV server >> 3) Make a modification to the file >> 4) Save it >> 5) Close the file, without closing the XXE applet >> 6) Using XXE's File menu open the same file again (it appears on top >> of Recently Opened list) >> 7) Modifications are not shown, and they should be >> >> We've noticed that XXE issues a few OPTIONS and PROPFIND requests when >> opening the file the 2nd time, this looks like standard DAV client >> behaviour... however there is no GET request to retrieve the file's >> content (even if on step 4 XXE issued a PUT to store updated file >> content). >> >> So, we were wondering if XXE is using something (if so, what would >> that be?) from the PROPFIND response to decide whether to issue a GET >> to retrieve the file again, or to use the cached version. > > > XXE does not attempt to be that smart in its implementation of File|Open. > > > > >> >> BTW, with our DAV server, we tried XXE standalone (not the applet), >> disabled document caching, and observed the same behaviour described >> above. > > > XXE's document caching is not related to File|Open. XXE document caching is > needed to implement XSLT document() function, the feature called "Document > Set", etc. > > > > >> >> I hope to have been clear, feel free to ask for more information or >> clarifications if needs be. >> > > We have managed to reproduce the behavior you describe. It is caused by > Oracle/Sun implementation of an HTTP URL which by default caches previously > loaded files. > > We have partially implemented a fix for this bug. A more complete fix will > be found in XXE v5.2, which should be released next week. > -- Fabián Mandelbaum IS Engineer -- XMLmind XML Editor Support List [email protected] http://www.xmlmind.com/mailman/listinfo/xmleditor-support
