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Load external < script> without cache using Javascript

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I want to load an external javascript file into the page and make sure its not cached. I do not have access to php so I cant generate a random string after the filename.

In PHP the script would look like this:

<script src=http://site.com/cool.js?<?php echo $randomnumber; ?>></script>

Is there a way to do something like that using only javascript?

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answered 12 Years ago cartersinceren · Accepted Answer

Use jQuery's getScript instead of a script tag.

$.getScript(http://example.com/cool.js);

or pure JavaScript

var scr = document.createElement(script);

scr.src = http://example.com/cool.js + ?ts= + new Date().getTime();

document.getElementsByTagName(head)[0].appendChild(scr);