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Browser caching in Flex Viewer 3.1 Application

CynthiaKozma — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:43:57 GMT

I have found a lot of solutions to prevent caching on the client side, but not for Flex Viewer 3.1. Does anyone know how to disable the client side caching in 3.1. We are creating an Application that the general public can use, but that I will need to make regular updates to. For those clients that may use the application repeatedly, I want to make sure that they are always seeing the updated version and not what is cached on their computers. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Re: Browser caching in Flex Viewer 3.1 Application

RhettZufelt — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:09:22 GMT

Take a look at this thread:

http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/57121-browser-cache?highlight=disable+cache

should get you going,

R_

Re: Browser caching in Flex Viewer 3.1 Application

CynthiaKozma — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:32:58 GMT

Thank you for the link. I am really new to using Flex Viewer. Where would I find the ConfigManager.as, index.template.html and MapMananger.mxml in version 3.1? So far, I have only had success in finding the Index.html and when I alter that code to have a date/time stamp, there is no difference.

Re: Browser caching in Flex Viewer 3.1 Application

RhettZufelt — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:51:36 GMT

Yes, the index.html file gets re-written each time you build.

Changes made to flexviewerfolder/html-template/index.template.html will be incorporated into the index.html on build.

ConfigManager.as - flexviewerfolder/src/com/esri/viewer/managers/ConfigManager.as (MapManager.mxml is in the same folder).

R_

Re: Browser caching in Flex Viewer 3.1 Application

CynthiaKozma — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:46:36 GMT

Rhett,
I think I am making this a lot harder than it is. I can find those files in an older version that I have loaded on my computer, but not in my current folders. Are they going to be in the program folder 'ArcGIS Viewer for Flex' or within the application folder on the server side or in a completely different spot that I am not looking in? Thank you so much for your help!

Re: Browser caching in Flex Viewer 3.1 Application

RhettZufelt — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:42:17 GMT

They are in the Package Explorer of your project in Flash Builder.

R_

Re: Browser caching in Flex Viewer 3.1 Application

AnthonyGiles — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:46:03 GMT

Cynthia,

Are you using the uncompiled source code? Or the compiled code for the application builder?

Regards

Anthony

Re: Browser caching in Flex Viewer 3.1 Application

CynthiaKozma — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:54:16 GMT

Hi Anthony,
Yes, it is a compiled code version of application builder.

Re: Browser caching in Flex Viewer 3.1 Application

AnthonyGiles — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:59:56 GMT

The changes mentioned above require you to use the uncompiled code with flash builder,

Regards

Anthony

Re: Browser caching in Flex Viewer 3.1 Application

CynthiaKozma — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:28:01 GMT

I was starting to wonder that. Thanks for your help. So, do you know, is it a no go to fix the browser caching in the compiled version? Besides, just doing it manually.

Re: Browser caching in Flex Viewer 3.1 Application

AnthonyGiles — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:29:45 GMT

The only solutions I have seen documented are all using the uncompiled code.

Regards

Anthony

Re: Browser caching in Flex Viewer 3.1 Application

CynthiaKozma — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:38:36 GMT

That answers my question. Thank you!

Cynthia