# Random flash in HTML

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-flash-in-html/48507
**Category:** web dev
**Created:** [April 14, 2004, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-flash-in-html/48507 "2004-04-14T08:28:36Z")
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### Author: ![flaxcreatures](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/flaxcreatures/32/448_2.png) [@flaxcreatures](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flaxcreatures)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2004, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-flash-in-html/48507/1 "2004-04-14T08:28:36Z")

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Hi there,

how do you generate a random number in HTML so your browser always loads a new version of your flash component:

html code… =myFlashObj.swf?\<script\>the javascript to gen the number\</script\>

is something possible like this?