document.referrer inside a form

document.referrer

[NCTFleetlist]

Hello people

I have custom error pages and on the 404 page I have included a form for the user to post me a message telling me of the problem...

I want to include the script document.referrer as part of the form and from weeks of trying the only way I have found of getting this to work is by putting document.referrer inside a function, then calling that function from onFocus within a text box.

However, as you can see from my example when the function is called, it displays in what appears as a new page.

My aim is simply to have the script display the referring page inside the textbox so that when the form is submitted I get to know where the dead link came from.

Hope you can help.

this is the code I am using

<script type="text/javascript"> 
function fnTest() 
 { 
document.write(document.referrer) 
 } 
</script>

Your Previous Page: <input type="text" value="" width="20" onFocus="fnTest()" > 

site link:
[nctfleetlist.co.uk ]

[Fotiman]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld!
You can't call document.write after the page loads (it will replace the current document).

<input type="hidden" value="" id="ref">

And then just before your closing </body> tag:

<script>
document.getElementById('ref').value = document.referrer;
</script>

[NCTFleetlist]

Thank you very much for your help and time, it worked a treat!


really is appreciated