Article ID: 165150 - Last Review: June 23, 2005 - Revision: 1.1

How to Use Pragma: No-cache with IIS and IE

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SUMMARY

To prevent Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) clients from caching web pages, it may be necessary to use the Pragma: No-cache header.

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The following script code can be used in a Microsoft Active Server Page (ASP) to insert the Pragma: No-cache tag into the HTTP header.

NOTE: This script code MUST be the first line of the ASP file. 
<% Response.AddHeader "Pragma", "No-Cache" %>
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  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0
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