the "history.back" function

[Food Groupy]

Hi...

I use a function something like this,

<a href="javascrip t:history.back( );">Return to original page</a>

to give people a "back" option sometimes on pages.

Is there any way of directing them back to a particular named anchor on the
last page?


thanks for any advice...

GB

[Randy Webb]

Re: the &quot;history.b ack&quot; function

Food Groupy wrote:
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> Hi...
>
> I use a function something like this,
>
> <a href="javascrip t:history.back( );">Return to original page</a>[/color]

http://www.jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_24

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> to give people a "back" option sometimes on pages.[/color]

They already have one, conveniently built into the browser, and it
doesn't suffer from the problem you are asking about next.
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> Is there any way of directing them back to a particular named anchor on the
> last page?[/color]

How are you even sure that anchor exists in the last page? And, if I
bookmark the page, reboot, reopen the page with the bookmark, how does
the .back() work? It doesn't......



--
Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq/

[Food Groupy]

Re: the &quot;history.b ack&quot; function

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> > to give people a "back" option sometimes on pages.[/color]
>
> They already have one, conveniently built into the browser, and it
> doesn't suffer from the problem you are asking about next.[/color]

I understand this about the "back" function being built into the browser.
My particular example is for a customer who has completed a long form as
part of a registration process, presses "submit", goes to a payment options
page where his chosen registration option is displayed. If he discovers he
has chosen the wrong option, I wanted a "customized " BACK script that would
take him directly to the specified <SELECT> option, instead of having them
laboriously scrolling around to find it.

It was for the customer's convenience.
My, how we jump to conclusions.
My, how we love to preach.

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>[color=green]
> > Is there any way of directing them back to a particular named anchor on[/color][/color]
the[color=blue][color=green]
> > last page?[/color]
>
> How are you even sure that anchor exists in the last page? And, if I
> bookmark the page, reboot, reopen the page with the bookmark, how does
> the .back() work? It doesn't......[/color]

I think my above detail explains that "yes", there is an anchor on the page.
I suppose I could devise some kind of cookie script that would do the trick.

[Randy Webb]

Re: the &quot;history.b ack&quot; function

Food Groupy wrote:[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>>to give people a "back" option sometimes on pages.[/color]
>>
>>They already have one, conveniently built into the browser, and it
>>doesn't suffer from the problem you are asking about next.[/color]
>
>
> I understand this about the "back" function being built into the browser.
> My particular example is for a customer who has completed a long form as
> part of a registration process, presses "submit", goes to a payment options
> page where his chosen registration option is displayed. If he discovers he
> has chosen the wrong option, I wanted a "customized " BACK script that would
> take him directly to the specified <SELECT> option, instead of having them
> laboriously scrolling around to find it.[/color]

Page1 checks for the cookie, if its there, it sets focus on the select
and then it removes it.
Page2 sets the cookie, and then does the .back()

A better solution would be to have the payment method on the second page
though.
[color=blue]
> It was for the customer's convenience.
> My, how we jump to conclusions.[/color]

You should read the FAQ, with regards to basic assumptions in this group.
[color=blue]
> My, how we love to preach.
>[/color]

My, how we love to leave out details that make a difference in the
possible answer you might recieve.
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>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>>Is there any way of directing them back to a particular named anchor on[/color][/color]
>
> the
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>>last page?[/color]
>>
>>How are you even sure that anchor exists in the last page? And, if I
>>bookmark the page, reboot, reopen the page with the bookmark, how does
>>the .back() work? It doesn't......[/color]
>
>
> I think my above detail explains that "yes", there is an anchor on the page.[/color]

A <SELECT> isn't an anchor. They are two different things.
[color=blue]
> I suppose I could devise some kind of cookie script that would do the trick.[/color]

See above, and kill the sarcasm, it can go on for weeks and serves no
purpose.


--
Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq/

[Food Groupy]

Re: the &quot;history.b ack&quot; function

Randy, an honorable 'thank you' for your assistance...

(my how we love to jump to conclusions about other people jumping to
conclusions.... )


"Randy Webb" <hikksnotathome @aol.com> wrote in message
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> Food Groupy wrote:[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>to give people a "back" option sometimes on pages.
> >>
> >>They already have one, conveniently built into the browser, and it
> >>doesn't suffer from the problem you are asking about next.[/color]
> >
> >
> > I understand this about the "back" function being built into the[/color][/color]
browser.[color=blue][color=green]
> > My particular example is for a customer who has completed a long form as
> > part of a registration process, presses "submit", goes to a payment[/color][/color]
options[color=blue][color=green]
> > page where his chosen registration option is displayed. If he discovers[/color][/color]
he[color=blue][color=green]
> > has chosen the wrong option, I wanted a "customized " BACK script that[/color][/color]
would[color=blue][color=green]
> > take him directly to the specified <SELECT> option, instead of having[/color][/color]
them[color=blue][color=green]
> > laboriously scrolling around to find it.[/color]
>
> Page1 checks for the cookie, if its there, it sets focus on the select
> and then it removes it.
> Page2 sets the cookie, and then does the .back()
>
> A better solution would be to have the payment method on the second page
> though.
>[color=green]
> > It was for the customer's convenience.
> > My, how we jump to conclusions.[/color]
>
> You should read the FAQ, with regards to basic assumptions in this group.
>[color=green]
> > My, how we love to preach.
> >[/color]
>
> My, how we love to leave out details that make a difference in the
> possible answer you might recieve.
>[color=green]
> >[color=darkred]
> >>>Is there any way of directing them back to a particular named anchor on[/color]
> >
> > the
> >[color=darkred]
> >>>last page?
> >>
> >>How are you even sure that anchor exists in the last page? And, if I
> >>bookmark the page, reboot, reopen the page with the bookmark, how does
> >>the .back() work? It doesn't......[/color]
> >
> >
> > I think my above detail explains that "yes", there is an anchor on the[/color][/color]
page.[color=blue]
>
> A <SELECT> isn't an anchor. They are two different things.
>[color=green]
> > I suppose I could devise some kind of cookie script that would do the[/color][/color]
trick.[color=blue]
>
> See above, and kill the sarcasm, it can go on for weeks and serves no
> purpose.
>
>
> --
> Randy
> Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
> comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq/[/color]