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Well, deleting the project is one way to go. A bit extreme. ; -)

I don’t think it’s so much forcing refresh as much as forcing IE not to read it’s cache. In some cases we’ve had to add a querystring with timestamp parameter to force IE to actually get the file instead of reading it back from memory.

Hopefully overwriting the output works without any new snags.

Good luck.

Well, deleting the project is one way to go. A bit extreme. ; -)

I don’t think it’s so much forcing refresh as much as forcing IE not to read it’s cache. In some cases we’ve had to add a querystring with timestamp parameter to force IE to actually get the file instead of reading it back from memory.

Hopefully overwriting the output works without any new snags.

Good luck.

I’m coming in a little late, and I’m not sure if you’re running into this issue, but with generated web content, IE can be a pain. It has a habit of using its cache even when you tell it not to. But to make sure we’re tackling the right issue, can you answer a couple questions:

1) What are you using to generate the binary image for the PDF (is it done with ASP, JSP, Java Servlet, DLL, etc.)?

2) What’s the URL to access the script or app that creates the PDF in memory?

3) What happens if you change the browser’s cache setting (Tools > Internet Options > Temporary Internet Files > Settings > Check for newer version of web pages = Every visit to the page)?

4) Are you setting the content type header in the response that sends the PDF? Expiration? No-cache?

Knowing this stuff helps narrow down the problem and getting the right solution.

Thanks

I’m coming in a little late, and I’m not sure if you’re running into this issue, but with generated web content, IE can be a pain. It has a habit of using its cache even when you tell it not to. But to make sure we’re tackling the right issue, can you answer a couple questions:

1) What are you using to generate the binary image for the PDF (is it done with ASP, JSP, Java Servlet, DLL, etc.)?

2) What’s the URL to access the script or app that creates the PDF in memory?

3) What happens if you change the browser’s cache setting (Tools > Internet Options > Temporary Internet Files > Settings > Check for newer version of web pages = Every visit to the page)?

4) Are you setting the content type header in the response that sends the PDF? Expiration? No-cache?

Knowing this stuff helps narrow down the problem and getting the right solution.

Thanks

My apologies – the ISP finally responded that they are making changes to the POP daemon. In the mean time, I used web mail to go directly to the mail server and marked the messages read there. That seemed to help this time.

My apologies – the ISP finally responded that they are making changes to the POP daemon. In the mean time, I used web mail to go directly to the mail server and marked the messages read there. That seemed to help this time.

Okay, so what to do when it happens all the time? I know I’ve seen this discussed before but I can’t put together a decent search on Google to find the answer.

Okay, so what to do when it happens all the time? I know I’ve seen this discussed before but I can’t put together a decent search on Google to find the answer.

If you find a good book on tables, let us know. I think part of the problem is that the tags are pretty simple – predicting how a browser will interpret them is not. I find myself using http://www.webreference.com[/url%5D when I need to know something. If you’ve got the basics but find yourself stopped by problems, check here in the lounge (of course), or use Google – and be sure to search both Web and Groups, the later of which is the old dejanews archive search of the newsgroups.

HTH

If you find a good book on tables, let us know. I think part of the problem is that the tags are pretty simple – predicting how a browser will interpret them is not. I find myself using http://www.webreference.com[/url%5D when I need to know something. If you’ve got the basics but find yourself stopped by problems, check here in the lounge (of course), or use Google – and be sure to search both Web and Groups, the later of which is the old dejanews archive search of the newsgroups.

HTH

HTML tables are not very smart. They like everything to be the same = number of columns per row, rows per column, column widths and row heights (cell heights really). So if you’re doing anything fancy for the layout, it helps to keep borders on until you’re finished. You’ll have an easier time seeing what happening.

Do all the rows of your table have the same number of columns once you take into account the number of

elements and the colspan attributes?

Do you have images in table cells? These will override width attributes at the table or cell level (tables can’t crop images).

Do you have long unbroken text, or nowrap attributes in some cells?

Do you have cells that span different columns in the table (e.g., row 1 col 2-4, row 2 col 1-2, row 3 col 3-5)? When you use colspan in cells, the width of the combined columns is determined by the content in other rows.

Sometimes it’s easier to stack several tables rather than try to adjust cells within rows of a single table.

Hope some of that helps.

HTML tables are not very smart. They like everything to be the same = number of columns per row, rows per column, column widths and row heights (cell heights really). So if you’re doing anything fancy for the layout, it helps to keep borders on until you’re finished. You’ll have an easier time seeing what happening.

Do all the rows of your table have the same number of columns once you take into account the number of

elements and the colspan attributes?

Do you have images in table cells? These will override width attributes at the table or cell level (tables can’t crop images).

Do you have long unbroken text, or nowrap attributes in some cells?

Do you have cells that span different columns in the table (e.g., row 1 col 2-4, row 2 col 1-2, row 3 col 3-5)? When you use colspan in cells, the width of the combined columns is determined by the content in other rows.

Sometimes it’s easier to stack several tables rather than try to adjust cells within rows of a single table.

Hope some of that helps.

Just saw this on Yahoo – Microsoft Sets Pricing, Late Launch for Office
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor…osoft_office_dc%5B/url%5D

What type of internet connection do you use? I ask because something like the LinkSys Cable/DSL router has a limited ability to log web sites visited, and you can password protect access to the router’s web pages.

HTH

Doug,

When you get to development environment, I’d be interested in what you select. So far I’ve only done a few trials, and Komodo is my favorite. But it’s not cheap. http://www.activestate.com/Products/Komodo/%5B/url%5D

HTH