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bigbird3156

bigbird3156

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Feb 20, 2001
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Hi everyone,

I know that the answer is out there somewhere, have been searching for it but cant find the answer in any past threads...

I want to put in a javascript on a confirmation page that when the user presses the back button the page it goes to will refresh rather than just going back - there are fields on the previous page that I want to come up blank rather than have the information just typed for security reasons.

can anyone help?

[wiggle]The Bird from Down Under- Bigbird 3156
Programmer?? - I thought the option was pretender not programmer!![jester]
 
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Hello bigbird! If you have all the fields in a form just use:

Code: 
<body onload="formname.reset();">

Or does it have to be specifically on the back button?

Nick
 
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yeah I need it on the back button, can you help?

[wiggle]The Bird from Down Under- Bigbird 3156
Programmer?? - I thought the option was pretender not programmer!![jester]
 
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Add this to the <head> section of your page:
Code: 
<meta http-equiv="cache-control" content="no-cache">



-kaht

Lisa, if you don't like your job you don't strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way. - Homer Simpson
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I tried this with no luck it still loads the filled out fields when you go back to it

[wiggle]The Bird from Down Under- Bigbird 3156
Programmer?? - I thought the option was pretender not programmer!![jester]
 
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Adam is likely correct that the page is cached from a previous load. Press CTRL+F5 on the page to get a nice fresh copy from the server and then test it out.

-kaht

Lisa, if you don't like your job you don't strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way. - Homer Simpson
[small]<P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <.</B> bites again.[/small]
 
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tried that, still no luck - check it out at....


if you put in the name field that it is a test and put in a credit card number of 4111111111111111 then it will let the order go through...

once the "accepted" page comes up press back, and the fields are all still filled out.


[wiggle]The Bird from Down Under- Bigbird 3156
Programmer?? - I thought the option was pretender not programmer!![jester]
 
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This is default browser behavior with firefox - I'm not sure about IE7 although I know that IE6 didn't used to do it. Other than asking the users to disable this option in their browser, the only thing I can think of to fix it would be to run a function once the page loads to clear all the fields. Unfortunately, this solution is not very elegant...

-kaht

Lisa, if you don't like your job you don't strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way. - Homer Simpson
[small]<P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <B> <P> <.</B> bites again.[/small]
 
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thanks anyway...

[wiggle]The Bird from Down Under- Bigbird 3156
Programmer?? - I thought the option was pretender not programmer!![jester]
 
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BB, I've had a look at your site and dont see why you can't just do what I originally suggested?

If you have all the fields in a form just use:

Code: 
<body onload="formname.reset();">
Click to expand...

Nick
 
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