Re: FN-FORUM Javascript history object

date posted 24th April 2001 19:22

well you'll be using a perl module to deal with the data so why not use the
module to redirect the page once its dealt with the data?

hth

dave ecky
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Subject: FN-FORUM Javascript history object


> Here's the scenario...
>
> on the site there are several news stories, at the bottom of each, is the
> option to add comments, when you click this you are taken to a form which
> allows you to input your comments,
>
> on submitting the form you are taken to a thanks page, which should then
> redirect you back to the news story.
>
> the problem is that using javascript:history.go(-2); you are indeed
taken
> back to the story but the page needs to be refreshed so as your comments
are
> visible, I have tried using a no cache meta tag but this doesn't appear
to
> work. any ideas.
>
> my only thought was to write a cookie on the thanks page that is looked
for
> on the news story, if its found then the page is refreshed (and the cookie
> deleted) but this seems to be a lot of work for a simple task .
>
> (this is on a Linux/apache/perl server so ASP isn't an option. ;-)
>
>
> decal
>
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