Caching issue with internet explorer when re-generating pdf files

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Hello,

I am getting caching issue with the browser "Internet Explorer".

My web application generates pdf files and I have a results page with links to those PDFs.

If I refresh page then it deletes the old file and re-generate the new pdf file.

But when I click on the link using "Internet Explorer" then it shows the old pdf file, this file is not there on that path.

If I copy same path on different browser(Firefox, crome, safari) then it works fine.

So, I think this is caching issue. If I close browser(IE) and re-open it then it works.

Please advise me to fix this issue.

Thanks
Advay Pandya

Posted 1-May-13 2:16am

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lighthousekeeper 14-Nov-13 10:08am

have this issue also...any tips?

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Advay Pandya · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-13T01:03:00

The issue is fixed by adding a query string containing time stamp.
Like: If my file name is "hello.pdf" then we can pass in the below way

mywebsite/hello.pdf?051320151220000

(pdfname?time stamp)

by using this way, the browser will think that this is a fresh URL. So it will show the fresh pdf instead of cached pdf.

Please let me know for any concern or query.

Thanks
Advay Pandya