I could swear this was working at one time. I have a form on my site, and if certain fields or not filled or filled incorrectly, an error page pops up with a link to go back to the form and correct the info. When I click that link it goes back and the form is blank.
Is there a way to keep the info the user has already filled out when going back. I tried all iterations in the javascript link; history.back(-1), window.history.back(), window.history.go(-1) etc., etc...
JAB Creations
12:00 am on Apr 11, 2007 (gmt 0)
You should use JavaScript to check for errors when the user submits the form. This would keep them from loosing their information and wasting bandwidth. As for those with JavaScript disabled, they are too paranoid so you may loose their attention from your site when they go looking for their missing text. ;)
- John
stajer
1:02 am on Apr 11, 2007 (gmt 0)
whether the form remembers values when you use the back button to return to it depends on the user's browsers, their cache size and their settings. It will vary from person to person. Don't rely on it.
