externalInterface and ajax, old xml loads not new

[chopficaro]

I've used ExternalInterface.call for an onclick flash event to load some xml with XMLHttpRequest. the xml loads. but if i change the xml file on the server, the old xml file loads for the client, not the new one. i believe the problem is that the browsers are caching the results. i heard that this could usually be fixed by returning false from ur JavaScript onclick handler. but i dont have a JavaScript onclick handler, i have a flash onclick handler.

[whispers]

add a random num to the xml file?

myXML.load("someXML.xml?"+rand(999999));

or something for a dirty fix..

[chopficaro]

i only have one file though i dont have 999999 files

[gparis]

lol, yes, but don't worry, it's just some random number to trick the cache.

gparis

[chopficaro]

ok got it i had to put a + "?" + between the name and the random number generated

[whispers]

whoops..(sorry)

yes.. I forgot to add the "?"

quick little fix for cache killing.

[silentweed]

yeah put the '?' in ....

myXML.load("someXML.xml?id="+new Date().getTime());