Simon, on Friday, January 18, 2008 at 15:24 wsg@webstandardsgroup.org wrote:
> I am on a webpage...how do I know what page the browser was previously > showing. > I think Javascript History object is the ticket...but STRICT mode in Firefox > seems to tell me that I don't have permission to access it. > NOTE: I don't want to use the History object to go back or forward...I just > want to know what the previous page was...so I can create a button to go > back to it... You can't! There are some properties that hold the value you are looking for, but these aren't reliable: 1. javascript:history.back() - only works if JS is turned on. 2. HTTP-Header Referrer - may be supressed by proxies/firewalls or the user You can access it via (PHP|Java|ASP|...) or by JS document.referrer regards Martin ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************