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Long Island Lune Posts: 2340 Joined: 6/8/2002 From: New York Status: offline	When onClick=" history.go(-3)" doesn' t work? - 1/28/2003 15:10:29 Hi all, What do you do when you have a page that you want to jump back 3 pages but does not jump back 3 pages when using the code below, but in fact only jumps back 2 pages. Scenario: Page 1: Menu Page Page 2: Input a Product Page Page 3: Upload a Photo Page Page 4: Confirm Page w/ button Here is the button: <p align=" center" ><input type=" button" value=" Done " onClick=" history.go(-3)" tabindex=" 1" ></p> I can' t figure out why it will not go back to the " Menu Page" . It keeps jumping back to the " Input A Product Page" . I tried all different numbers for .go, no luck. Is there another way to accomplish this seamingly ease task??? Holy Moly... Thanks, LLLuneeeee _____________________________


Patti Posts: 125 From: USA Status: offline	RE: When onClick=" history.go(-3)" doesn' t ... - 1/28/2003 15:31:21 Is the menu page really in history when you get to the Confirm page with the button? Did you check this before clicking on the button? If not that would explain why it only goes back to the product page. Patti (in reply to Long Island Lune)


Long Island Lune Posts: 2340 Joined: 6/8/2002 From: New York Status: offline	RE: When onClick=" history.go(-3)" doesn' t ... - 1/28/2003 15:37:09 Patti, Thanks for the reply. I don' t know if the Menu Page is in the History. I assume so. But assuming is always a dangerous thing to do. The menu HAS to be visited first because you can only get to these other 3-pages by going to the menu first and clicking the appropiate button. So I think it is in the history. Or could I be wrong? Is there a way to SET the history first? Thanks. LLLuneeeee _____________________________ (in reply to Long Island Lune)


Kitka Posts: 2520 Joined: 1/31/2002 From: Australia Status: offline	RE: When onClick=" history.go(-3)" doesn' t ... - 1/28/2003 19:16:22 quote: The menu HAS to be visited first because you can only get to these other 3-pages by going to the menu first and clicking the appropiate button Why use history instead of the absolute or relative url of the menu page?? A URL would eliminate any doubt. < Message edited by Kitka -- 1/28/2003 7:17:24 PM > _____________________________ Kitka It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious. (in reply to Long Island Lune)


Patti Posts: 125 From: USA Status: offline	RE: When onClick=" history.go(-3)" doesn' t ... - 1/28/2003 20:11:06 Yes I was wondering the same thing. Could be that the Menu Page changes based on what is selected by the user but if not then the url would be the best way to do it. Here is a link to some javascript. Just glanced at the article, not sure if its exactly what you need. http://www.insidedhtml.com/tips/functions/ts14/page1.asp Patti :�� (in reply to Long Island Lune)


Long Island Lune Posts: 2340 Joined: 6/8/2002 From: New York Status: offline	RE: When onClick=" history.go(-3)" doesn' t ... - 1/28/2003 23:06:37 Kitka, Ahhhh the direct approach. A wish I could use a URL. The problem is that in this area of the site an upload component is being used. I need to retain variables between the pages. One of the bad side effects of this component is that is does not allow page transfer of variables by Post, Get or Request. So then after the user goes through pages 2 through 4, I have to bring them back to a point where the variables are still " catchable" , and that is the menu page (in browser memory). And the only way I know to do this is through the history.go function. The browser history.go is legal with the upload component. It will bring you back to a location where the variables are still active and I can grab them and send them to the next page that the user decides he/she wants to goto. Did that make sense??? Anyway, I WISH I could use a URL. Patti, I' m checking out this site now. Thanks LLLuneeeee _____________________________ (in reply to Long Island Lune)


Long Island Lune Posts: 2340 Joined: 6/8/2002 From: New York Status: offline	RE: When onClick=" history.go(-3)" doesn' t ... - 1/30/2003 13:50:08 I did some searching and just realized that I can also use a page address in the .go parameter instead of a jump number. Hmmm... I' ll have to give that a try. http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/ecmascript/quickref/history.html _____________________________ (in reply to Long Island Lune)


Patti Posts: 125 From: USA Status: offline	RE: When onClick=" history.go(-3)" doesn' t ... - 1/30/2003 14:47:18 Looks like that might be just what you need. Let us know if it works. Patti (in reply to Long Island Lune)


bobby Posts: 11399 Joined: 8/15/1969 From: Seattle WA USA Status: offline	RE: When onClick=" history.go(-3)" doesn' t ... - 1/30/2003 15:41:44 Lune... If you need to carry values from page to page, have you thought about using a ASP session variable? _____________________________ In order to remove a wall you must first remove the Windows® (in reply to Long Island Lune)


Long Island Lune Posts: 2340 Joined: 6/8/2002 From: New York Status: offline	RE: When onClick=" history.go(-3)" doesn' t ... - 1/30/2003 16:29:27 bobby, Got any good forum articles on this? I tend not to use them but figure maybe I better start - after I check out .go delta addressing. Thanks, LLLuneeeee _____________________________ (in reply to Long Island Lune)


hhammash Posts: 1064 Joined: 8/19/2002 Status: offline	RE: When onClick=" history.go(-3)" doesn' t ... - 1/30/2003 18:08:19 Hi LLL, If History.go did not work, use Session Variabl as Bobby suggested. I use to to pass variables between pages and works successfully. Regards Hisham (in reply to Long Island Lune)


Kitka Posts: 2520 Joined: 1/31/2002 From: Australia Status: offline	RE: When onClick=" history.go(-3)" doesn' t ... - 1/30/2003 18:08:56 quote: Did that make sense??? Yep Just don' t ask me to repeat it back to you! _____________________________ Kitka It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious. (in reply to Long Island Lune)


hhammash Posts: 1064 Joined: 8/19/2002 Status: offline	RE: When onClick=" history.go(-3)" doesn' t ... - 1/30/2003 18:14:17 Hi Mark, I tried History.go(-3), it is working fine with me. I created 4 pages Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 In each page I put a link to the next page, and on page 4 I put your button. I browsed Page 1 and moved to page2 then 3 then 4, I clicked the button " DONE" on page 4 and it sent me back to page 1. Regards Hisham (in reply to Long Island Lune)


Long Island Lune Posts: 2340 Joined: 6/8/2002 From: New York Status: offline	RE: When onClick=" history.go(-3)" doesn' t ... - 1/30/2003 22:00:32 Hisham, It worked for you??? Have you ever tried the Delta addressing method??? Kitka Hisham, In your test, all looked great but... You weren' t passing variables the old fashioned POST / REQUEST way and you didn' t have a component interferring with it. With my upload component, POST / REQUEST functionality is knocked out. I haven' t tried any tests yet. But I think that you are right and that I might have to go the session variable way. I will try the addressing method one time. If no luck, then I will head in the session variable area. Actually.... I' m blaming the upload component but it' s NOT the Upload compoonents fault. The fault " in question" here is: multipart/form-data POSTING. (The REAL Culprit )... This is the area that knocks out my POST / REQUEST functionality. And I don' t understand why it would interferre with a .go command!!! Are you and bobby sure that a session varible will not be interferred-with when using multipart/form-data for Upload POSTINGS? I will post the results of these tests as they occur. Thanks LLLuneeeee _____________________________ (in reply to Long Island Lune)


Long Island Lune Posts: 2340 Joined: 6/8/2002 From: New York Status: offline	RE: When onClick=" history.go(-3)" doesn' t ... - 2/1/2003 0:38:16 I found out why the history.go function was not working. This is one of those times where a colleage can make you look a little silly. While I was away for a week one of my colleages changed something in the site and didn' t tell me. They created two identical pages of the Page 4: Confirm Page w/ button for testing purposes. They were both sitting in the directory right next to each other and I didn' t notice the second copy of the page. Once I realized this I erased the temp page, applied the " -3" to the function and it worked perfectly. Sorry about that... [:j] Problem solved. Thanks to everybody who tried to help me. LLLuneeeee _____________________________ (in reply to Long Island Lune)