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Disable back button in Browser

hi,
I need to disable the back button in browswer for security. Is it possible.. please guide me
TIA

as far as i know it is not possible to disable the back button. if it is critical that a user not go back to a page, i use javascript to remove the page from history. that way when the user presses back, they go to the page before the page you dont want them to see. example:

page1.htm
<html>
<head>
<title>Page 1</title>
<script language="javascript">
location.replace("/index.html");
</script>
</head>
<body>
All your other stuff
</body>
</html>

now when someone loads page1.htm for the first time, they will see whatever you have in the body. when they submit or go to another page, when they press the back button, index.html will load instead. this does not make the entry in the history list disappear if you click on go | etc... but it does replace the doc with the one you specify. if you dont specify one, i think it may just remove it and they will go back to the page they were on before they loaded page1.html.

this worked for me and it may work for you. may not though.

- rumblefiz

hongjun

It is not possible to do that.

Read this for some workarounds of it.
http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/111500-1.shtml
http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/111500-1.2.shtml

hongjun

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Michel Sakr

You can't do it directly, but her's a work around:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=javascript>
{
var Backlen=history.length;
history.go(-Backlen);
top.window.location.href ="YourPage.asp";
}
</SCRIPT>

or this:

<body OnLoad="window.history.forward();">

this way you disable the ability to move backwards.

hongjun

In conclusion, you cannot really disable the back button. You just have to resort to using workarounds. Combine mine and Silvers5's and you will get what you wanted.

hongjun

pack

hongjun

pack,

What is the difference between your

<script language="JavaScript">

</script>

and Silvers5's

<body OnLoad="window.history.forward();">

hongjun

hongjun

kousis,
please reject pack's answer and consider mine or Silvers5's.

hongjun

Michel Sakr

or split for both

hongjun

But first of all the questionner got to reply.

hongjun

kousis

ASKER

while using location.replace() page is getting refreshed for each sec. i don't know where the problem is. could u pls suggest me

hongjun

Why don't you use document.replace instead? First of all, reject his answer.

hongjun

kousis

ASKER

while using location.replace() page is getting refreshed for each sec. i don't know where the problem is. could u pls suggest me

CyberSoft

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In answer to your question pretty much everyone has given the same answer as there is no way of really "disabling" the back button except for resorting to work-arounds. If you don't want users to use browser navigation other than that which you provide on your site then I'd suggest opening your site in a toolbar-less window as well as disabling the right click. Then you MUST however make sure that your navigation is 100% adequate and easy to use.

Regards,
CyberSoft

Lunchy

pack I am rejecting your answer as it duplicates comments proposed by other members.

Lunchy
Friendly Neighbourhood Community Support Moderator

kousis

ASKER

document.replace() is giving runtime error
"object doesn't support this property"

CyberSoft

Should be location.replace('filename.html') NOT document.replace('filename.html')

Regards,
CyberSoft

hongjun

Try
window.replace("index.html");

hongjun

kousis

ASKER

like rumblefiz suggested, i am giving this window.replace in head, but it's printing the page which i am specified in the url first not the page which i gave in the <body>

so suggest where i ahve to use the code.
TIA

hongjun

Try this

first_page.asp
=============
Click <a href=javascript:window.replace("second_page.asp")>here</a>

hongjun

kousis

ASKER

It is working while i am giving it in onClick()
In my case.
I got 2 frames
in one frame i have logout option. After clicking the logout option it goes to main screen then if i click back in the browser it goes to the prevoius page which i don't want to. I want to redirect to some other page.
Hope u understand my query and clear my doubt

TIA

Lunchy

<ping>

kousis

ASKER

Lunchy
what is that mean?

Lunchy

Sorry kousis, I didn't realize I was getting notifications on this question so I posted a ping comment to make sure I was getting them.

Michel Sakr

try

document.location.replace("url")

Netminder

hongjun

any progresses?

hongjun