FP: How to Create a "Back" Button on a Web Page Using VBScript

 Last reviewed: March 18, 1998
Article ID: Q168391
The information in this article applies to
  • Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
  • Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack
  • Microsoft FrontPage for Windows, version 1.1

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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WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE HTML PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Microsoft provides this HTML "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

The following HTML code adds a control button to a Web page form: 

   <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>
Problems produced by editing the HTML which FrontPage generates will not be resolved by Microsoft Technical Support. This HTML Code sample is provided as a convenience for authors seeking to extend the capabilities of FrontPage. For more information on writing HTML, please see the following Microsoft Web site: 

   http://www.microsoft.com/workshop/author/newhtml/default.htm

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Version : windows:1.1,97,98
Platform : WINDOWS
Hardware : x86
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Last reviewed: March 18, 1998
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