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denverguy81
06-03-2003, 12:10 PM
Hi everyone... I recently designed a site which received regular updates, however, unless you click the refresh button or clear your cache, the updates don't show up... they just show the version that's already been stored.

I searched for forums on here and came up with this thread:

http://forums.webdeveloper.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8379&highlight=REFRESH+OR+RELOAD+OR+UPDATE

This thread tells you that by adding some extra things to the HTML coding that the page will basically expire as soon as it is loaded and force a refresh... or atleast that's what I gathered.

My question is will this cause EVERYTHING to reload (the html page, the jpegs/gifs, flash animation) or will it simply reload the HTML page?

This is somewhat of a concern for me because I do not want the user to have to redownload every single image file or animation, nor do I want them eating up the bandwidth in doing so.

Any input will be greatly appreciated. :)

IrDa
06-03-2003, 12:24 PM
I believe it will only cause the page to reload. Images or other multimedia files will not be affected.

pyro
06-03-2003, 12:25 PM
Yes, I agree with IrDa...it should only reload your HTML content...

denverguy81
06-03-2003, 12:37 PM
Thanks a lot guys! :D

Oh yeah... I just heard about this forum not too long ago... looks like I should frquent it. Lots of good information here. :cool: