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optimum
10-18-2002, 05:51 PM
I want to put a random number on the end of my URL so that the cached page will not be displayed. The random number must be generated when the link is clicked.

http://home.earthlink.net/~optimum/clnt100test7.htm

Please help.
Thanks

RadarBob
10-18-2002, 07:07 PM
function RTFM () {
var theURL = "http://home.earthlink.net/~optimum/clnt100test7.htm"

var randy = Math.random();

theURL += randy; // will/should/maybe convert number to string.
}


randy will be a number between 0 and one. If you want to make it an integer between, say 0 - 1000, do this:

var randy =Math.random();
randy = randy*1000; // move decimal point over 3 digits
randy = Math.floor(randy); // truncates

You could write it all one big honkin' line if you want to.

optimum
10-18-2002, 09:19 PM
Thanks for the reply Radar Bob. Sorry for not being very clear.

Click on this link to see a partial page that I am working on.
http://home.earthlink.net/~optimum/clnt100test7.htm

When a URL is clicked on THAT page, I need to append a random number to it so I can get a refreshed page from the server.