If you can add content (besides your Flex app) to the server, you can do both.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/version_sync_ria.html It's an older article but the concepts still apply. Long story short, your Flex app can periodically read some server side data (say, an XML page via HTTPService), compare the version number of the app to the latest available version, and force the browser to reload if a newer version is available. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Don Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Kevin! I'll give it a try. > > Since I'm continual enhancing the apps for my users, ensuring the > correct version is higher priority than a faster download. > > I appreciate the help. > Don > > > Don Kerr > Manager, Space City AUG > http://www.spacecityaug.com > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin Fauth" <Kevin.Fauth@> wrote: > > > > Hey Don- > > > > It's a quick and dirty trick to prevent caching, but if you're just > > writing a single Flex app (1 swf, no modules) then you can append some > > random GET data to the tail end of the swf extension. > > > > For instance, instead of doing: > > <EMBED src="effect.swf" quality="high" ...> > > you would do: > > <EMBED src="effect.swf?v=1.1.05" quality="high" ...> > > > > If you're using the AC_OETags.js file, then you'll have to modify line > > 180 in Flex 2 or 187 in Flex 3 to include your versions (think of > > escaping Date() or something like that). > > > > That *should* ensure a clean version coming down. Keep in mind that > > even a 300k Flex app can take a good amount of time to d/l for dial-up > > users, so caching isn't necessarily a bad thing. Otherwise, just make > > sure your meta tags are in the <HEAD> section of your HTML. > > > > - Kevin > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Don Kerr" <fusionpage@> wrote: > > > > > > BTW, I've tried all the html tricks and none work in IE or Firefox... > > > > > > <META HTTP-EQUIV="Cache-Control" CONTENT="no-store"> > > > <META HTTP-EQUIV="Expires" CONTENT="Mon, 04 Dec 1999 21:29:02 GMT"> > > > <META HTTP-EQUIV="Pragma" CONTENT="no-cache"> > > > <META HTTP-EQUIV="Expires" CONTENT="-1"> > > > > > > I need a browser-independent solution for always ensuring my flex apps > > > load the current version. Maybe there is something in Actionscipt that > > > I can do to force reload of the swf from the server? I don't know. Any > > > suggestions? > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Don Kerr" <fusionpage@> wrote: > > > > > > > > How can I prevent my Flex app swf from being cached? When I > release a > > > > new version, I want to ensure the user is using the latest swf. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Don > > > > > > > > > >
