Force browser to not use cache when requested for file using anchor tag
I have an anchor tag that is used to request the download of a file. Like this: <a href="app/results?fileName=t12.txt&other-param=something" title="Click to download"> Download </a> The file may be modified on the server very often, so I want to make sure the browser does not cache the file. However, testers found out that, although it seems to always download the file when you click on the link, when you right-click on the link and choose "Save As...", the browser seems to choose to use the cached file instead. This was tested with IE9. How can I force the browser (especially IE9) to always