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[ivormills]

Is there a way to add an action to a button etc to go back to the previous page instead of using the browser back button?

Many thanks

 

[vacunita]

You'll need Javascript, I believe its something like:

<input type=button value="Go Back" OnClick="document.history.go(-1);">

There might be a mistake, so for a more detailed explanation, and probably a correction on my code, you might want to go to the Javascript forum here:

forum216



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[ivormills]

Thanks for your reply, but I have not found a soulution to this. I am not familiar with javascript, but all I want to do is add a go back command to a graphic on my pages, I do not want a button. In my 'behaviours' box I have an option to select a graphic and 'call javascript'. Is there a command that I can just cut and paste that would do what I want?

Many Thanks

 

[vacunita]

Is there a way to add an action to a button etc to go back to the previous page instead of using the browser back button?

Well first you said a Button, and now you don't want a button.

Anyway:

I'm not aware of any behavior that is part of Dreamweaver for this, but adding it manually is not difficult.
From Code View:
You'll need to make the Image a link and then add this to the location of the link:

<a href="javascript:history.back(-1)"><img src="path/to/image.jpg"></a>

This will make your image clickable, and make it go to the last page that was visited before arriving at the current one.



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[ivormills]

My appologies about the button confusion, and also please forgive me for my lack of knowledge in the javascript and programming etc. I basically use Photoshop to create my web pages, slice them and save for web. I use Dreamweaver as a vehicle to display the website and therefore have a limited knowledge of its technical workings, but back to this issue.

I have selected the image I want to link the 'go back' to and have pasted your link into the inspector link box.
I substituted my image I am making the link from, I hope that is correct.

<a href="javascript:history.back(-1)"><img src="images/Autofeeds-Page_10.gif"></a>

Either way I get a screen with 'The page cannot be displayed' etc. I am obviously doing something wrong, any help would be much appreciated.

 

[ChrisHirst]

javascript:history.go(-1)

history.back() does not take a value

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[ivormills]

Works Perfectly!

Many thanks for your help, I appreciate it.

Ivor