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Posted to users@tomcat.apache.org by "Wise, Bowden (Research)" <wi...@crd.ge.com> on 2002/08/23 20:15:58 UTC
RE: Let me try this again: tomcat returns cached file rather than
updated file
Thanks for the response, Mike:
Note this test was done within a java program -- outside
the browser -- so there is no browser at all, has to be
coming from Tomcat in response to the underlying HTTP GET
sent by the call to get the content by the java URL
object
Bowden
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Jackson [mailto:mjackson@cdi-hq.com]
>Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 2:11 PM
>To: Tomcat Users List
>Subject: RE: Let me try this again: tomcat returns cached file rather
>than updated file
>
>
>Check your browser settings, make sure it's set to check the cache on
>every page access. It's probably the browser that's the problem.
>
>--mikej
>-=-----
>mike jackson
>mjackson@cdi-hq.com
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Wise, Bowden (Research) [mailto:wisegb@crd.ge.com]
>> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 10:54 AM
>> To: 'Tomcat Users List'
>> Subject: Let me try this again: tomcat returns cached file
>rather than
>> updated file
>>
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> Sorry for the multiple postings about this, but I am
>> baffled, and am surprised at the behavior...
>>
>> When using a java.net.URL to download a file on a
>> tomcat webapp, i am finding that I get the OLD content
>> rather than the new content
>>
>> I wrote a simple java test program:
>> - write "first" to the file (FileWriter)
>> - read the file (URL), verify "first" is read
>> - write "second" to the file (FileWriter)
>> - read the file (URL), should be "second" but gets "first"
>>
>> If I insert a pause (sleep call) before the second
>> write, the second read does correctly obtain "second"
>>
>> I also tested on an Apache accesible directory and
>> the problem does not appear, the second read correctly
>> returns "second" immediately
>>
>> Does the tomcat cache mechanism not work when there is
>> not sufficient elapsed times between file updates?
>>
>> I can't believe noone has noticed this
>>
>> Or is there something wrong with my configuration?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Bowden
>>
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Wise, Bowden (Research)
>> >Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 7:40 AM
>> >To: 'Tomcat Users List'
>> >Subject: Why does TOMCAT return cache page when file has been
>> >modified??
>> >
>> >
>> >Hi
>> >
>> >Please review my original message below and let me know
>> >if you have seen this or know why it is happening
>> >
>> >thanks
>> >Bowden
>> >
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>From: Wise, Bowden (Research)
>> >>Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 5:13 PM
>> >>To: 'tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org'
>> >>Subject: Tomcat Retrieves old cached file after file update
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Hi
>> >>
>> >>I am finding that Tomca4.0.3 is returning old cached content
>> >>even after the underlying file has been modified.
>> >>
>> >>I have a servlet and JSP that work together, the servlet modifies
>> >>a file in a web accessible directory (via FileWriter) and then
>> >>redirects to the JSP which uses a URL to read the content
>> >>of the file and display it.
>> >>
>> >>Once redirected, even though the file changed, the data displayed
>> >>is the old content.
>> >>
>> >>I wrote a simple program to test this further:
>> >> write to the file
>> >> read content
>> >> write new content
>> >> second read of content
>> >>
>> >>the second read always returns the first content when tested
>> >>under Tomcat but when testing on an Apache web server
>> >>this problem does not happen as the new content is always
>> >>returned.
>> >>
>> >>if I pause for 5 seconds between the first read and the
>> >>write of the new content, the latst data is obtained by
>> >>the second read...
>> >>
>> >>however, a pause of 1 second still reveals the old content
>> >>
>> >>Does the tomcat cache mechanism need a few seconds
>> >>before it realizes that a file has changed??
>> >>
>> >>Bowden
>> >>g GE Global Research Center
>> >>___________________________
>> >>G. Bowden Wise
>> >> <ma...@research.ge.com> wisegb@research.ge.com
>> >>Information and Decision Technologies
>> >>GE Global Research Center
>> >>Building K1, Room 5B2C
>> >>PO Box 8 | One Research Circle
>> >>Schenectady, NY 12301 | Niskayuna NY 12309
>> >>Phone: 518-387-7833 | Fax: 518-387-6104
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Bowden
>> >>g GE Global Research Center
>> >>___________________________
>> >>G. Bowden Wise
>> >> <ma...@research.ge.com> wisegb@research.ge.com
>> >>Information and Decision Technologies
>> >>GE Global Research Center
>> >>Building K1, Room 5B2C
>> >>PO Box 8 | One Research Circle
>> >>Schenectady, NY 12301 | Niskayuna NY 12309
>> >>Phone: 518-387-7833 | Fax: 518-387-6104
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
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RE: Let me try this again: tomcat returns cached file rather than updated file
Posted by Mike Jackson <mj...@cdi-hq.com>.
Try restarting tomcat after clearing out the "work" directory.
--mikej
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mike jackson
mjackson@cdi-hq.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wise, Bowden (Research) [mailto:wisegb@crd.ge.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 11:16 AM
> To: 'Tomcat Users List'
> Subject: RE: Let me try this again: tomcat returns cached file rather
> than updated file
>
>
> Thanks for the response, Mike:
>
> Note this test was done within a java program -- outside
> the browser -- so there is no browser at all, has to be
> coming from Tomcat in response to the underlying HTTP GET
> sent by the call to get the content by the java URL
> object
>
> Bowden
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Mike Jackson [mailto:mjackson@cdi-hq.com]
> >Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 2:11 PM
> >To: Tomcat Users List
> >Subject: RE: Let me try this again: tomcat returns cached file rather
> >than updated file
> >
> >
> >Check your browser settings, make sure it's set to check the cache on
> >every page access. It's probably the browser that's the problem.
> >
> >--mikej
> >-=-----
> >mike jackson
> >mjackson@cdi-hq.com
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Wise, Bowden (Research) [mailto:wisegb@crd.ge.com]
> >> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 10:54 AM
> >> To: 'Tomcat Users List'
> >> Subject: Let me try this again: tomcat returns cached file
> >rather than
> >> updated file
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> Sorry for the multiple postings about this, but I am
> >> baffled, and am surprised at the behavior...
> >>
> >> When using a java.net.URL to download a file on a
> >> tomcat webapp, i am finding that I get the OLD content
> >> rather than the new content
> >>
> >> I wrote a simple java test program:
> >> - write "first" to the file (FileWriter)
> >> - read the file (URL), verify "first" is read
> >> - write "second" to the file (FileWriter)
> >> - read the file (URL), should be "second" but gets "first"
> >>
> >> If I insert a pause (sleep call) before the second
> >> write, the second read does correctly obtain "second"
> >>
> >> I also tested on an Apache accesible directory and
> >> the problem does not appear, the second read correctly
> >> returns "second" immediately
> >>
> >> Does the tomcat cache mechanism not work when there is
> >> not sufficient elapsed times between file updates?
> >>
> >> I can't believe noone has noticed this
> >>
> >> Or is there something wrong with my configuration?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Bowden
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >From: Wise, Bowden (Research)
> >> >Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 7:40 AM
> >> >To: 'Tomcat Users List'
> >> >Subject: Why does TOMCAT return cache page when file has been
> >> >modified??
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Hi
> >> >
> >> >Please review my original message below and let me know
> >> >if you have seen this or know why it is happening
> >> >
> >> >thanks
> >> >Bowden
> >> >
> >> >>-----Original Message-----
> >> >>From: Wise, Bowden (Research)
> >> >>Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 5:13 PM
> >> >>To: 'tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org'
> >> >>Subject: Tomcat Retrieves old cached file after file update
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>Hi
> >> >>
> >> >>I am finding that Tomca4.0.3 is returning old cached content
> >> >>even after the underlying file has been modified.
> >> >>
> >> >>I have a servlet and JSP that work together, the servlet modifies
> >> >>a file in a web accessible directory (via FileWriter) and then
> >> >>redirects to the JSP which uses a URL to read the content
> >> >>of the file and display it.
> >> >>
> >> >>Once redirected, even though the file changed, the data displayed
> >> >>is the old content.
> >> >>
> >> >>I wrote a simple program to test this further:
> >> >> write to the file
> >> >> read content
> >> >> write new content
> >> >> second read of content
> >> >>
> >> >>the second read always returns the first content when tested
> >> >>under Tomcat but when testing on an Apache web server
> >> >>this problem does not happen as the new content is always
> >> >>returned.
> >> >>
> >> >>if I pause for 5 seconds between the first read and the
> >> >>write of the new content, the latst data is obtained by
> >> >>the second read...
> >> >>
> >> >>however, a pause of 1 second still reveals the old content
> >> >>
> >> >>Does the tomcat cache mechanism need a few seconds
> >> >>before it realizes that a file has changed??
> >> >>
> >> >>Bowden
> >> >>g GE Global Research Center
> >> >>___________________________
> >> >>G. Bowden Wise
> >> >> <ma...@research.ge.com> wisegb@research.ge.com
> >> >>Information and Decision Technologies
> >> >>GE Global Research Center
> >> >>Building K1, Room 5B2C
> >> >>PO Box 8 | One Research Circle
> >> >>Schenectady, NY 12301 | Niskayuna NY 12309
> >> >>Phone: 518-387-7833 | Fax: 518-387-6104
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>Bowden
> >> >>g GE Global Research Center
> >> >>___________________________
> >> >>G. Bowden Wise
> >> >> <ma...@research.ge.com> wisegb@research.ge.com
> >> >>Information and Decision Technologies
> >> >>GE Global Research Center
> >> >>Building K1, Room 5B2C
> >> >>PO Box 8 | One Research Circle
> >> >>Schenectady, NY 12301 | Niskayuna NY 12309
> >> >>Phone: 518-387-7833 | Fax: 518-387-6104
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
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