xml documents and the internet cache

[Ogre11]

is there a command to check to see if an xml document has been updated since it was last called? firefox doesnt seem to check automatically.

just wondering to clarify before i submit it as a bug to firefox

[tupps]

It might not be firefox but the proxies along the way. Typically if the URL is in the cache, then it will be loaded unless you have specified a expire period (something done on the server).

Typically the best way to avoid this is to add a random number to the end of the url (you make it look as though it is part of the query string) and this will force the browser and proxies to always get a new documnet. The best random number is the datetime as you won't have different people getting the same document (in the case of proxies).

Thanks

Luke

[Ogre11]

would it be possible for you to show me how to add the number because im not sure i fully understand how i would do that and still call the file

[hanratty21]

http://www.flashkit.com/board/showth...14#post2116114

Look for the post from gSOLO_01

[cancerinform]

This code is an example to bypass any cache in the browser:

var xmlfile:String = "file.xml";
//this is to bypass the xml cache
if (System.capabilities.playerType != "External" && System.capabilities.playerType != "Standalone") {
xmlfile+= "?"+new Date().getTime()+Math.floor(Math.random()*10000);
}
myXML.load(xmlfile);

This has the advantage that you can work on your harddrive without calling the xml file with the number which would give you an error.