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REFRESHING A DROPDOWN WHEN CLICKING BACK - help

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kingjjx

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Hi, I have a query page with a dropdown list.

I want it so that everytime the user sees the search results and clicks the BACK button, it will automatically refresh the query page or the drop downlist.

How do i do this ?
right now, everytime a user clicks the back button the previous chosen dropdown item is still chosen. and i want it refreshed.

thanks
-jon

 
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set the caching to no-cache:
the ASP version is below:

add the code and chage the extension of the pasge from .htm to .asp
<%
Response.Expires = 15
Response.ExpiresAbsolute = Now() - 2
Response.AddHeader &quot;pragma&quot;,&quot;no-cache&quot;
Response.AddHeader &quot;cache-control&quot;,&quot;private&quot;
Response.CacheControl = &quot;no-cache&quot;
%>

hth

Bastien

There are many ways to skin this cat,
but it still tastes like chicken
 
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hey, i cant change to page to .ASP since its a .CFM page (coldfusion)

any other advice?
thanks
 
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Use the javascript refresh() function in the body onload event
 
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u could use the no cache meta in your &quot;DROPDOWN&quot; page
Code: 
<meta HTTP-EQUIV=&quot;Pragma&quot; CONTENT=&quot;no-cache&quot;>
tell me if this dont do the job... ---------------------------------------
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check any Coldfusion book on Headers, there shouls be meta tags and probably some cfm script to set the cache to no-cache and expire the page some time in the past.
Bastien

There are many ways to skin this cat,
but it still tastes like chicken
 
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Hi !!
I still need help on this. so far none of the answers worked yet.

-j
 
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&quot;answers worked yet&quot;
have u tried ? ---------------------------------------
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someone knowledge ends where
someone else knowledge starts
 
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There's a simple way to do this:

<body onload=&quot;document.formName.reset()&quot;>

The reset() method restores a form element's default values.

If you want to reset only <select> element then you can specify what exactly option should be selected by default:

<body onload= &quot;document.formName.selectName.options[n].selected&quot;>
Write the desired item number instead of n.

good luck
 
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