Change order of elements each time a page is loaded?

I'm trying to do a web page that lists products but I want to make it load the
products in a random order each time the page loads. Is there a way this can be
done without having to set up a database? If I did each product, say as a
library item, is there a bahaviour or a javascript out there that can read the
list of products, then load them in a random order?

If you require that no product image load more than once on any page
refresh, then you will need to come up with some custom javascript, or use a
database/server-scripted method to do this.

I can tell you how to load images randomly, but not how to ensure that once
you have loaded one image you would not load it again on that page refresh.

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"timsharp" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

I'm trying to do a web page that lists products but I want to make it load
the
products in a random order each time the page loads. Is there a way this
can be
done without having to set up a database? If I did each product, say as a
library item, is there a bahaviour or a javascript out there that can read
the
list of products, then load them in a random order?

Thanks, but it's more than just the image I wanted to load, it's the whole
product description as well as several images. I thought if I made each product
into a library item, there might be a way to call them up onto the web page in
a different order each time - but of course I've no idea how to do this :-)

No, sorry, you could not do that. You are trying to make a design-time
element (the library item) work at run-time, which cannot happen. You would
need to use some client-side technology, like javascript, or some
server-side technology, like ASP, CF, PHP, etc., do this work for you.

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"timsharp" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Thanks, but it's more than just the image I wanted to load, it's the whole
product description as well as several images. I thought if I made each
product
into a library item, there might be a way to call them up onto the web
page in
a different order each time - but of course I've no idea how to do this
:-)