Q: Force IE to download from website?

[Mark]

A few users go to our intranet and download a daily file (which has the same
name). I guess day 1, they download the file to the cache. Day 2, IE thinks
the file in the cache is okay and re-loads from cache, not taking it from the
website.

I'm wondering 2 things:
1) How to update IE so that it ALWAYS downloads from the web
2) How to force IE to download a given file from the web and not reload from
the cache (I thought SHIFT-F5 would work, but it doesn't always work, and the
file the users download is an Excel file based on a dropdown)


Thanks!
-Mark

 

[Bob I]

Nothing to do with MS Office products, but the answer is to set "clear
the temporary internet files" when IE is closed. See, tools, Internet
Options, Advanced.

 

[Mark]

Thanks,

I wasn't sure if IE was an "unofficial Office" product. When I searched the
group, I found IE posts and responses, so I thought they'd be answered here.

In any case, I already know about the solution you gave. Works, except it
clears some files that users don't want cleared. I was hoping there'd be a
way to force IE to download a particular file from the website instead of
reloading from cache, without clearing out everything.

I'll post to an IE related group...

Thanks again for the response.

 

[Bob I]

You're welcome, sorry about the "user issue".

Thanks,

I wasn't sure if IE was an "unofficial Office" product. When I searched the
group, I found IE posts and responses, so I thought they'd be answered here.

In any case, I already know about the solution you gave. Works, except it
clears some files that users don't want cleared. I was hoping there'd be a
way to force IE to download a particular file from the website instead of
reloading from cache, without clearing out everything.

I'll post to an IE related group...

Thanks again for the response.

:

 

[Phillip Windell]

Set the browser's cache to a lower size and set the radio button to "Every
visit to the page". I never have any trouble with ours being set to "1 meg"
and "Every visit to the page".