javascript history.go and dynamic form pages

[marklawford]

Hi guys,

I am working on a dynamic java driven site which allows a user to enter information through a form before going on to the next page.

The information is saved behind the scenes and the next form gicen to the user. Here's where it gets interesting.

The new page has a back button using our old standby history.go(-1). On most machines the button sends the user back to the previous form witj all their values itact. On a small minority of machines, the form reloads, but the data is missing.

So, what could be causing this difference in behaviour?

I did a quick poll around the office looking out for any patterns in the machine build.


4 people using IE 5.0 on win2k - 1 machine fails to display the data in the form

2 people on 5.5 on win2k - 0 problems

3 people on 6.0 on win2k - 1 machine fails to display the data

All users have their "check for newer version of pages" set to Auto.

Has anybody else out there come up against this problem before? Has anybody found an explanation? Has anybody, against all hope, found a solution?

Any suggestions gratefully accepted.

Thanks,

Mark

[kin618]

I am having the same problem as described by marklawford and you mention that you have the solution effective in IE, but yet did not go into details. Is there anyway you can post this solution? It certainly would solve a lot of issues for me.

Thanks
Kathy