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Brass Contributor

Feb 26, 2018

Crazy caching question

While this references Javascript, I don't think this question necessarily belongs in the developer's area. It's more a caching question than development. If I'm wrong a moderator can feel free to m...

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Ted McLaughlin

Brass Contributor

Feb 27, 2018

I hadn't run fiddler on any of the end user's machines yet. Unfortunately that isn't an easy option as the images are pretty locked down, and I'll have to get the computer security team's permission to install that.

Assuming I can get that run, what would a 304 tell me if I do find it? If I find it on a user who is seeing the old charms, but not on a user who's seeing the new ones, what would that tell me?

Thanks for replying.

Ted

Trevor Seward

MVP

Feb 27, 2018

The 304s would validate that the browser is seeing "Not Modified", even after you've modified the file.

Ted McLaughlin
Brass Contributor
Feb 27, 2018
So how would you fix something like that?

One of the things that has driven me nuts about this is that the clearing the browser and Ctrl F5 aren't forcing the browser to go out and grab the updated content. In the past that has been so dependable for fixing browser related problems that having it not work is unsettling.

Ted
- Trevor Seward
  MVP
  Feb 27, 2018
  Before finding the fix, you've gotta identify what the real problem is :-)
  
  Yes, there are certain things where clearing the cache isn't always effective.
  
  Forgot to ask, are the Publishing features enabled on the site?
  - Ted McLaughlin
    Brass Contributor
    Feb 27, 2018
    Haha, yes, I'm a little anxious to get this resolved.
    
    Yes, Publishing Feature is turned on for this site.
    
    Ted