Disabling the broweser "Back" button

[Alex567]

I run a website where a form gathers information. Once "submit" has been
clicked the inputted information is emailed and the user gets sent to an
acknowledgement page. I want to prevent the user from clicking his "Back"
button and clicking "submit" again, thus duplicating the email. How can I
disable his browser "Back" button on the acknowledgment page? Thanks for any
help you can offer.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

You can't. Using ASP, ASP.Net, or some other server-side web programming
technology, you can get around this. But not with HTML and a FrontPage form
handler.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
Professional Numbskull

Show me your certification without works,
and I'll show my certification
*by* my works.

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

but doesn't fp's form handler dump/clear the info after Submit?...so they'd
go back to an empty form...no?


| You can't. Using ASP, ASP.Net, or some other server-side web programming
| technology, you can get around this. But not with HTML and a FrontPage
form
| handler.
|
| --
| HTH,
|
| Kevin Spencer
| Microsoft MVP
| Professional Numbskull
|
| Show me your certification without works,
| and I'll show my certification
| *by* my works.
|
| | >I run a website where a form gathers information. Once "submit" has been
| > clicked the inputted information is emailed and the user gets sent to an
| > acknowledgement page. I want to prevent the user from clicking his
"Back"
| > button and clicking "submit" again, thus duplicating the email. How can
I
| > disable his browser "Back" button on the acknowledgment page? Thanks for
| > any
| > help you can offer.
|
|

 

[Alex567]

No, it doesn't from the back button. Also, If the form checking finds a fault
and the user clicks the "Back to Form" link all the info he has input
disappears but if he just clicks his back button it all stays.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

The user doesn't even have to click the back button. The page is cached in
memory on the browser.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
Professional Numbskull

Show me your certification without works,
and I'll show my certification
*by* my works.

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

you're right...never noticed that.


| No, it doesn't from the back button. Also, If the form checking finds a
fault
| and the user clicks the "Back to Form" link all the info he has input
| disappears but if he just clicks his back button it all stays.
|
| "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
|
| > but doesn't fp's form handler dump/clear the info after Submit?...so
they'd
| > go back to an empty form...no?
| >
| >
| > | > | You can't. Using ASP, ASP.Net, or some other server-side web
programming
| > | technology, you can get around this. But not with HTML and a FrontPage
| > form
| > | handler.
| > |
| > | --
| > | HTH,
| > |
| > | Kevin Spencer
| > | Microsoft MVP
| > | Professional Numbskull
| > |
| > | Show me your certification without works,
| > | and I'll show my certification
| > | *by* my works.
| > |
| > | | > | >I run a website where a form gathers information. Once "submit" has
been
| > | > clicked the inputted information is emailed and the user gets sent
to an
| > | > acknowledgement page. I want to prevent the user from clicking his
| > "Back"
| > | > button and clicking "submit" again, thus duplicating the email. How
can
| > I
| > | > disable his browser "Back" button on the acknowledgment page? Thanks
for
| > | > any
| > | > help you can offer.
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
| >