Thanks Doug. It is "brilliantly simple" ... and I like using a CFC to handle it. I'll give this a try. Thanks!
Don Kerr --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Doug Lowder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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" <fusionpage@> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
