Name: gm110360 Date: 01/22/2003 FULL PRODUCT VERSION : java version "1.4.0_01" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0_01-b03) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0_01-b03, mixed mode) FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION : Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195] A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM : According to documentation: The cache_option attribute can take one of three values: No Disable applet installation. Always download the file from the web server without using browser or plug-in cache. Browser Run applets from the browser cache (default). Plugin Run applets from the new Java Plug-in cache. It seems that cache_option "No" does not work as expected, i.e. caching is controled ONLY by the Java Plug-In Control Panel ("Enable Caching" Option under TAB "Cache"). We can not however ask all INTERNET/INTRANET users to set the option explicitly, so we NEED a way to force JAR download always (independent from Java Plug-In Control Panel settings). STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM : In HTML that calls the applet specify: <OBJECT ....> .... <PARAM NAME="cache_option" VALUE="No"> <PARAM NAME="cache_archive" VALUE="xyz.jar"> </OBJECT> If Enable Caching enabled in the Java Control Panel, the jar is cached / it seems that cache_option is ignored altogether! EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR : Should not cache the applet (JAR) when cache_option set to "No" REPRODUCIBILITY : This bug can be reproduced always. (Review ID: 179790) ======================================================================
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