KB194157 - FP98: How to Create a "Back" Button on a Web Page Using VBScript

Article ID: 194157

Article Last Modified on 6/18/2005

Microsoft FrontPage 98 Standard Edition

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SUMMARY

This article provides sample HTML code that inserts a control button or a link on a Web page that will return you to the previous document when you click it.

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   <FORM method="POST" name="VBScript_Nav_Sample">
     <INPUT TYPE="button" NAME="Go Back!"
      VALUE="VBScript_Backup_Sample" LANGUAGE="VBScript"
      OnClick="call window.history.back(1)">
   </FORM>

The following HTML code adds a hyperlink that retraces the Web browser's history:

   <a href="JavaScript:history.back(1)">the past</a>

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