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stacy peairs
231 PointsWhy won't the image randomize? I use chrome w/windows, ctl F5 didn't work...
it's not the end of the world but is there a way to make chrome (most recent version) stop the cache'ing? I did go into setting / advanced settings / clicked / clear browser/ stop Cached images and files / all the time still no worky any thoughts? thanks a ton
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Steven Parker
231,261 PointsOne way that has worked for me is to use a bit of JavaScript to add a query string onto the URL with a random number in it. Then it never matches anything in the cache.
document.querySelector("img").src += "?nocache=" + Math.random();
This particular script will only work for the first image on the page.
stacy peairs
231 Pointsstacy peairs
231 PointsHey that's awesome.... thanks for getting back to me sooooooo quick and so late.... Go To Bed! hahahh
Steven Parker
231,261 PointsSteven Parker
231,261 PointsHeaded there now.
Happy coding!