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How to use Pragma: No-Cache with IIS and IE
Last reviewed: October 21, 1997
Article ID: Q164673
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server, version 3.0

To prevent most Web browsers' clients from caching Web pages, it may be necessary to use the Pragma: No-cache header.

The following code can be used in an Active Server Page to insert the Pragma: No-cache tag into the HTTP header. This script code MUST be the first line of the ASP file. 

   <% Response.AddHeader "Pragma", "No-Cache" %>

Keywords          : iishowto
Version           : winnt:3.0
Platform          : winnt

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Last reviewed: October 21, 1997
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