on and off...got it
thanks!
rob
| As near as I can tell, it's a Greek word that means "deed".
|
| In computer languages, it tends to mean a specialized comment or directive
| that affects the way the computer goes about the task at hand. For
example,
| C++ compiler directives are often called pragmas because they aren't part
of
| the C++ language itself.
|
| In the case of:
|
| <meta http-equiv="pragma" content="no-cache">
|
| I believe this is a tag that certain proxy servers and other network boxes
| honor. People put these boxes in their network so that if several users
| request the same page within a short interval, the request only goes
across
| the external network once. The proxy server satisfies the second, third,
| fourth, or whatever request (within a time period) by redelivering
whatever
| the first visitor received.
|
| Of course, you wouldn't want this when you were, say, shopping or banking
or
| stock-trading on-line, so there are ways that such sites can keep
themselves
| from being cached. This is one of them.
|
| As to how this relates to deeds in Greece, BTHOOM.
|
| In the binary world, after all, there are only 10 kinds of people: On and
Off.
|
| Jim Buyens
| Microsoft MVP
|
http://www.interlacken.com
| Author of:
| o--> Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition: Build a Web Site
| Now!
| o--> Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
| o--> Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
| o--> Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|
|
| "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
|
| > Hey Jim!
| >
| > What does the "pragma" mean in one of those meta lines?
| >
| >
| > Rob
| >
| >
| > | > | Please have a look at:
| > |
| > | Overriding the Browser's Cache Settings.
| > |
http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=20
| > |
| > | Jim Buyens
| > | Microsoft MVP
| > |
http://www.interlacken.com
| > | Author of:
| > | o--> Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition: Build a Web
Site
| > | Now!
| > | o--> Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
| > | o--> Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
| > | o--> Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
| > |
| > |
| > | "RJ" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Hello.
| > | >
| > | > I make changes to my Frontpage website offline then I publish. The
| > problem
| > | > is that my clients have to refresh their browser several times
before
| > the new
| > | > content shows up? Is there any solution to this? Shall I use the
| > "nochache"
| > | > at the head of my html pages or there's another suggestion.
| > | >
| > | > Please advise. Thanks
| >
| >
| >
