Creating a "back" button

Sorry for the simple posting, but my brain is fried at this moment.

How do I create a back button to my asp form. I have three pages form pages
a visitor will fill out with a "to next step" button. I would also like to
have "to previous step" button in there as well. When I try to add any other
buttons they all just go to the next page.

Anyone have anything for me?

Thanks.

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 15:17:50 -0500, "Michelle A." <me (AT) me (DOT) com> wrote:

Sorry for the simple posting, but my brain is fried at this moment.

How do I create a back button to my asp form. I have three pages form pages
a visitor will fill out with a "to next step" button. I would also like to
have "to previous step" button in there as well. When I try to add any other
buttons they all just go to the next page.

You know, of course, the browser already has such a button built in,
right? Add this to the source code if you feel you need to duplicate
it:

<form action="javascript:history.back()"><input type="submit"
value="Back"></form>


Gary

Gary, Thanks for update. Don't I need to add the script "history.back" to
my page? If so what is that JavaScript code.

I add the line to my page. The button appears but it doesn't do anything.

As you can tell I am pretty green to the world of scripting. Thanks again
for your help and patience.

M.


"Gary White" <reply (AT) newsgroup (DOT) please> wrote

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 16:39:17 -0500, "Michelle A." <me (AT) me (DOT) com> wrote:

Doh.. Can you give me a bit more of the break down of how that would
work?
Is there a seperate script you need to add in as well?

I alread have the form decalred for the "next step" button, so how would
I
include this back button into the form.

Actually, the <form> in the code I posted would be a separate form
from the one used to submit the data. Don't put it inside the
form></form> tags for the existing form. If that's a problem for your
design, replace all the code I posted before with this button INSIDE
your existing form tags:

input type="button" name="goback" value="Back"
onClick="javascript:history.back()"


Gary

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 09:07:25 -0500, "Michelle A." <me (AT) me (DOT) com> wrote:

Gary, Thanks for update. Don't I need to add the script "history.back" to
my page? If so what is that JavaScript code.

No. The history.back is a built in JavaScript function.

I add the line to my page. The button appears but it doesn't do anything.

All I can suggest is to upload the page and post a URL to it. I can't
tell what's wrong without seeing the code.

As you can tell I am pretty green to the world of scripting. Thanks again
for your help and patience.

You're welcome.


Gary

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 15:34:40 -0500, "Michelle A." <me (AT) me (DOT) com> wrote:

Must not have been getting it copied just right or something. I got it to
start working now

Thanks again.

Glad to hear it. You're welcome.


Gary