getting previous url

[jkris]

how do i get the url of the page from which i got into the current page in javascript?

thanks

 

[mit99mh]

<script>
if (document.referrer&&document.referrer!=&quot;&quot
document.write('Thanks for visiting this site from '+document.referrer+'<BR>');
</script>

Note this only works when posted on a web server.

Hope it helps

 

[jkris]

thanx mit, but i need a code which wud work xactly as &quot;javascript:history.back()&quot;, if i use document.referrer n i goo from page 1 to 2 to 3, then clicking the back button of 3 takes me to 2 n clicking back of 2 again takes me to 3 instead of 1. &quot;javascript:history.back()&quot; does the trick but i need an alternative, is there any code to get the url of &quot;javascript:history.back()&quot;?


regards,
JK

 

[mit99mh]

document.referrer takes you to the previous page if you go 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 2

Then the previous page is 3

You cannot access the array of urls in the history directly only via back() and forward().

 

[adam0101]

You could set a cookie when page 3 loads and read the cookie when page 1 loads. If page 1 sees the cookie exists, it redirects to page 2.

 

[adam0101]

Oops, I meant it redirects to page 3.