__/ [Jose] on Thursday 15 December 2005 17:10 \__
>>> I link to an excel file which is stored on the server. I want users to
>>> see the new version of the file as soon as it is updated, but users are
>>> seeing the old version, which remains cached on their client. How can I
>>> ensure that the users actually get the current version of the file when
>>> they click on it?
>>>
>>> Jose
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>>
>> http://www.i18nguy.com/markup/metatags.html
>>
>> Have a look under cache-control
>>
>> The metadata will enable you to apply a variety of rules to a page (links
>> included I suppose).
>
> I'm not sure how this would work. The metadata applies to the page
> which contains the link, not to the link itself. The page that contains
> the link may be cached, that's ok. It is the link target (an excel
> file) that must be fetched anew each time.
>
> Simply fetching the host page anew does not guarantee that the host
> page's link's target will be fetched anew.
>
> Jose
I thought about it, but it is hard to command the browser itself to behave
in one way or another. The browser is often trying to be efficient where
possible. If I recall correctly, by changing the datestamps on the files
(should happen regardless at O/S level upon update), one can urge the
browser to re-fetch afresh.
Hope it helps,
Roy
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