[Javascript] Caching the js files

[David T. Lovering]

Dear DEV:

  I was thinking perhaps of uploading the history onto the server, or else
doing a 'write-back' cookie to your own machine.  It is relatively easy to
write cookies as needed, and providing your history file isn't huge the
cookie (which can contain compressed data) will hold quite a lot.  

  In theory, the fileUpLoad process requires the user to confirm the transfer,
but in point of fact the use of I/O redirection can fake a user's acceptance
(the approval is usually managed by way of an OK button, and we all know how
to automaticly press buttons now, don't we?).  I've built automatic backup
and form-saving utilities which write to the server without the user being
any the wiser -- unless the data is corrupted, and they need the backup.  Then
they are grateful that the service exists!

  I might also mention that file downloads are easy to manage from the server,
and if it is imperative that you save your history to your own machine you can
do an end-run by shipping the file uphill to the server, which then does some
fancy footwork to direct the output by way of a pipe back to a file on your
drive.  You will get a file progress notice (no way to suppress that), but the
end result is that you get what you want.

  -- Dave Lovering

DEV wrote:
> 
> >> references
> I want to save, and then append them to a free-running file in a 'safe'
> directory.
> 
> I do not think JS has client side file saving capability unless client ( the
> visitor ) allows this happening ? Am I not correct ?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Lovering" <dlovering at gazos.com>
> To: <javascript at LaTech.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 8:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Javascript] Caching the js files
> 
> > Lots of ways are feasible, but before closing out the window where the
> > JavaScript process is running, I'd parse the 'history' table for
> references
> > I want to save, and then append them to a free-running file in a 'safe'
> > directory.  Then, when the cache gets flushed my 'backup' copy is left
> > untouched and can be referenced again during a later session.
> >
> > -- Dave Lovering
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "DEV" <dev at qroute.net>
> > To: <javascript at LaTech.edu>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 4:29 PM
> > Subject: [Javascript] Caching the js files
> >
> >
> > > How do you cache a page where the caching of all the JS ( the <script
> > > src='myFile.js'></script> ) files are cached only for that session ?
> > >
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