Caching of swf files

I would like to prevent caching of my flash site so that the
viewers can always see the the changes made to the site. Is there a
code i can use to set this?
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Hi
There a few ways to do this depending on what your
referenceing, ie php, html or xml.
Google for 'Prevent Flash Caching' there's hundreds of ideas
to choose from.
Hope it helps

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Avoid to cache(save) swf files to temporary internet folder

Hello eveerybody,
Everybody said it is impossible to do this, but this site
http://www.kroketes.gr/gr.html doesn't save swf files
into the temporary internet folder.
Does sombody know how it is working?
Please help.
Thanks.

Hello sotoodeh,
it's nonsense, sorry but this site will be cached normally
e.g. by a firerfox browser. Maybe you are not aware, that there
maybe, more than one temporary internet files directory on your
system?
Just go again on this page, then search for start.swf on your
system. If you don't find it, than the fact that your system did
not cache the swf has nothing to do with the coding of the page but
your own system or browser properties...
There is absolutely nothing that prevents caching on this
site... the best way to prevent a browser to load content from
cache is to use a dynamic changing url, something like
http://mysite.com/flash.php?id=2&random=2385632873...
If you have something like this random value in the url, you
can force a browser to load everything again from the site and not
from cache... that's the best way I know to prevent LOADING from
cache, not caching itself... there are also meta tags for caching,
but it depends on the browsers settings if it follows meta
instructions like this...

How to cache swf files to reduce load time?

Hi,
We are using the XML data connection for our swf files. Some of our swf files are large and may take a minute to load. Is it possible to cache the swf files so they load in a shorter amount of time? If so, how would I go about doing this? Thanks!

Jim,
There is no option as such in Xcelsius.
We used SAP BI Query as a source for our dashboard and we had similar issue, we then cached the SAP BI Query to reduce the load time....it worked really very well!!
Try doing something similar in the source system...
-Anil

I'm using the latest version of Firefox V29.0.1 Firefox cache settings no longer working for SWF files. can you help on

Firefox caching on SWF files (Adobe Flash files) are not caching at browser level. But the same SWF Files are caching at other browsers like Google Chrome and IE.
But when i see the about:cache service information, I can see SWF Files are there in the disk cache device. When ever i hit the same page, the SWF files are downloaded from the server not from the browser, but the fetch count for that SWF file will get increase in disk cache device. So it's taking time to load the SWF files every time when i hit the page.
I'm requesting your help on this SWF File caching.

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Open in same window and clean cache from swf + html file generate with InDesign CS5

Hi,
1)
I have a Indesign web file exported to swf + html.
In my document I have a button that point to url (this url is html file of a second Indesign swf + html).
When I click on button, the url was find an open in another window.
Is it possible to open this second url in the same window?
If yes How.
I think this information is in the swf file and not in html.(How modify the swf code?)
2)
How to clean the cache when you reload the url? (in the html generate file)
I'will very please if somebody of you could help me. it's Important for me.
Regards
Philippe

Okay, I found the code but I can't get it to work locally. If you have a web server maybe you can upload the files (swf and html) after you Publish them:
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
var myURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest ("http://www.google.com");
testlink.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickText);
function clickText(myevent:MouseEvent):void {
navigateToURL(myURL, "_self");
you have to have on the stage a link element called "testlink" (see the code above) which would be a Movie Clip with the label testlink. It can be anything from InDesign: a button, a rectangle, a circle, a graphic, you get the idea. Just select that object in Flash and label it testlink or anything you choose but if you change the name from testlink also change the name in the code snippet where the line "addEventListener" is.

How to cache swf files via browser

I notice that games on facebook ara caching lot's of swf files in browser temparary folder, I'm wondering how this is done, I'm new to web techs :> Somebody help? Thanks a lot.

AndrewYuCWA1987 wrote:
Thank U
but what i attend to do is:
- swf resource is need, and there're a lot
- they're on the server first
- when loading swf needed, access loacally file first, if there's none, get remote swf resource from server
- after load from remote, cache swf files locally for the next application runs
How can this be done?
all the above happens by default unless a user clears their cache or has not browser cache- which you can't control.
I met sand box issue when I apply URLRequest api, and I've looked into game's on facebook and other SNS platform, caching is the
common way to build a game, there's a "loader.swf?v=XXXX" there, and if I copy it to file system and run it, surely it's doing URLLoading and trigger a sand box trouble like I do, but when it's applied in the browser, or say in the way it's originally used, it worked,
So I doubt there's something I can do to implement the goal I've imagined, question is, how ) ;
appending a changing query string (?v=XXX) to a url is a common way to prevent browser caching by making the browser think each of those swfs are different by virtue of the changing query string.

How to disable F1 to F12 keys in Web Browser when SWF file is in focus

Hi all,
Im running / loading a swf file in IE. I want to disable the
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functions for these keys in my swf / flash file.Im using a
javascript code to do this and the javascript code is working
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IE opens, but I have defined a special function in my swf file for
this key, here the IE is overriding and it's taking the precedence
in the event handling this is what I want to disable.So that I can
catch the event in SWF file or get the Key code and run the my
function defined for the key.
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apollothethird wrote:
When testing my applets on a Linux Web site Im finding that I have to totally exit the browser, then open up a new browser session to see the updates on my applets. Yes. Applets can be horrible for caching. I am surprised that exiting and restarting the browser works. I usually clear the cache in the Java Console.
..The refresh button on the browser wont show the new version of the jar file program. I find this consistent with Firefox, MS Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome.
Is there some type of browser option that will allow the next jar version to be run without having to exit out of the browser to see it?
No, but if the Java Console is open, it is pretty easy to force a refresh of the classes.
As an aside, for a more general solution for your end users, look to launch the app. using [Java Web Start|http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/desktop/javawebstart/index.jsp] . Updates are reliable and automatic.
Thanks in advance for any comments on this.No worries (in advance).
Note that my reply would have been sooner, except that I felt compelled to get that matter of the link in your post dealt with, before commenting.

Embedded SWF files auto starting in IE but set to not auto play - Chrome, Firefox, Safari work ok

One of the web masters at my school has embedded several Captivate 5 swf files in a web page. I had re-exported all of them to not auto start after we realized that the originals were set to auto play upon loading (someone else made the orginials...). Caches have been cleared on IE9, but yet, when that page loads, all of the no auto-play swfs start playing. On Chrome, Firefox and Safari, none of them start playing when the page is loaded. Does anyone have a clue why IE9 might be doing this and how to fix it?
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Sue

Am I correct in assuming that when your web developer set these SWFs up on the same page that he did not use the default HTM page that Captivate creates? Did he just embed them into the web page using standard Dreamweaver code for SWFs?
Do the same Captivate SWFs start automatically if you upload them to your web server individually with the HTM and JS files that Captivate creates? If not, then your web developer might be better off embedding the content in his web page using individual iframes pointing at the HTM file rather than the method he previously chose.

Swf file not loading over Https(SSL) on Internet Explorer...

hi ,
I have a .swf file used in html file and i try to browse using "https(SSL)".it will loads fine in Firefox, but in Internet Explorer wont able to load. When right-clicking it says "movie not loaded".
even i googling for the same and i got below option but i am still not able to get flash on html page. it will working fine in Internet Explorer,FireFox etc when we use"http".
1) add headers like "Cache-Control: must-revalidate" or "Cache-Control: max-age=0" or "Cache-Control: no-store" etc
2) use CrossDomain.xml
we also able to load swf in https on Internet Explorer but for that we have to do below settings in Internet Explorer browser.
1) Go to Tools --> Click on Internet Option --> click on Advanced tab --> Now in security section checked mark on "Do not save encrypted pages to disk".
but above way is not a proper way to resolve the https issue
Thanks.

found this within the Adobe forums, seems to solve your issue.
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New versions of swf files wont download automatically?!

Let's say I have a main swf file. If I edit that and upload,
chances are good that it will be re-downloaded on my client's
browsers when they refresh. However, if that swf then loads a swf
using "loadMovie()" that has been edited and uploaded, the browser
(safari 2.03 / Firefox 1.5 on Mac or pc) will not go and get the
latest version. It will display the cached swf file?!?! I have
"<meta HTTP-EQUIV="Expires" CONTENT="Mon, 04 Dec 1999 21:29:02
GMT">" on all of the html pages to (I thought) force the browser
to redownload all content, including all swf files.
What can I do to ensure that external swf's loaded with
"loadMovie()" get pulled from the server when they have been
edited??
This has been a thorn in my side for a while now. It doesn't
happen all the time, but enough where it is extremely frustrating
and embarrasing to try and explain to the client. I am using Flash
Pro 2004 and am using "loadMovie("
http://domain/path_to_swf",
"_root.mc")" to load the external swf file.
Thanks in advance!

Interesting. Could it be happening because I don't have the Flash Player installed on my Mac? (Hadn't gotten around to that yet since buying this Mac, and wanted to research a bit first to understand this whole Apple vs. Flash issue...)
So could it be that since I don't have Flash Player installed, a misconfigured web server is downloading the .swf file to my mac directly?
Sorry if these are all stupid questions; I feel a bit stupid being so new to the Mac world. But could this also be related to the news today of this flashback trojan?

Swf file not visible in Safari

I embedded a swf file in a DW for Mac page (CS3) ; created in
Flash, not DW -- and it works fine in FF but not in Safari;
although other's I created the same way for this same site are
working; i"m sure this is something simple
here's the page:
http://www.ruthinstitute.orG
ANY HELP MOST APPRECIATED........

Wait, i clicked the site link in the post to make sure it was
correct and now the swf file's working; must be a cacheing
thing.....or a poltergiest...
sorry...but thanks...
tbfa

Swf files won't play, only 1 version of flash is installed and working per adobe website

When someone send me a link leading to an swf file, Firefox opens and flashes a blank screen. I've checked the forum and only one version of flash is installed. Flash is working based on the adobe site and non of them open. Here is a list of links:
http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00622/beer_goggles_622180a.swf
http://www.jokeroo.com/bin/player.swf?5f9f_f369
I've looked at the about:config and about:plugins as menioned as solutions in prior posts but my configuration looks good. Any ideas?

Do you mean that Firefox tries to download the file to the temp folder? 
That usually happens if a file needs to be send to an external program. If a file is played embedded in a browser tab then the file should go to the cache.
You can try to uninstall and reinstall Flash. 
See Troubleshoot Flash Player installation for Windows: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html
Flash Player uninstall: http://www.adobe.com/go/tn_14157 (this will remove the Firefox Flash plugin and the ActiveX control for IE)
See also "Reset Download Actions":
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions

Captivate 2.0 Very Buggy After Import of SWF File (Flash 8)??

Where should I begin...
Issue 1
I just updated to Cap 2 and started using it. I have come
across a few very weird issues. Everyting works fine until I import
a swf file to the stage. After I import a swf file to the stage I
realize I made a mistake in the swf file. So I updated the swf in
Flash 8 and publish it. I then went into Cap 2 and tried to update
the file (which I noticed that the update button has been removed.)
When I go to import and import the updated file, it does not update
it. I had to close the program and reboot before it would recognize
the new file??? Sounds like a caching issue of some sorts, but very
buggy in my eyes.
Issue 2
So now I have the new file in... great! But when I try to use
one of the drop down menus from the top tool bar, the menu
disappears immeditly after I have clicked on it??? The only way to
get my menu's back is to close the program and reopen it.
Issue 3
I just recently found another problem... I was trying to work
with Cap 2 in its crazy state, and I pulled one of the bars on the
timeline torwards the end of the screen and the timeline
disappeard??? So I went to view and clicked timeline... no change.
Now I do not have a timeline??? I have tried running a reapir and I
even tried several different new projects with different swf files
to see if it was just that file and I have the same results.
Sorry so lengthly on my issues but this just sucks and I need
help!! Anybody got any ideas!??
Thank you!!

Hi SaSQuaCh69247,
Issue 1 :- Select the SWF file in library, right click, and
select update.
Issue 2 :- Actually it could be valid for Issue 1 also. It
seems like SWF file you are trying to import, does some action
like, importing another swf or connecting to server on the first
frame itself. Captivate will try to play the first frame of SWF
when you import them. Try creating a keyframe with the stop action
as the first frame in your SWF, and see if you still have the
issue.
Issue 3 :- The approach I am mentioning over here is
generally the last approach which I will take in such scenerios,
but since you have already experimented a little, so try this.
Go to C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application
Data\Adobe\Adobe Captivate
Rename captivate_v20.dat as captivate_v20_org.dat.
Restart Captivate Application.
thanks

Newbie question - SWF file download size

If I have say 20 different screens to display in a flex application, after I compile the size of the swf file would be quite big (5+Mbs apprx) for the browser to download. Hence, the users will have a waiting state unless the SWF file is completely downloaded to the browser cache. And if there are any update to the file the complete file will be again downloaded to the client.
I want to reduce this download time and ensure that users do not get tired of waiting for download to happen. Preferably I would like to load the components/screens as and when required (like it is done in java web start). Is something like this possible in flex? If yes how?
One of the approaches is to have multiple SWF files say for every module. Even in such cases the size of SWF file will be large enough for the user to wait. It will also display a blank screen on the browser when switching from one SWF file to another (considering it will be done through HTML).
This is a practical problem and must be faced by a number of applications. That makes me believe Flash must have something that provides dynamic loading of components as and when clicked.

See the modules presentation on my blog
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Flex SDK Developer
Adobe Systems Inc.
Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui

How can i make my swf files download proof

how can prevent saving flash content from my website
is there a way i can prevent people from using flash catching
software to save flash from my website and also finding the path to
the swf file in the source of the html

damatrixhasu wrote:
> how can prevent saving flash content from my website
> is there a way i can prevent people from using flash
catching software to save
> flash from my website and also finding the path to the
swf file in the source
> of the html
there is no way, in order to view it - is has to be cached.
Once cached, it can be dig out w/o any problem.
Best Regards
Urami
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