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Javascript Window.Print() doesn't return to URL with Querystring attached

I have a simple button on my web page that does onclick="window.print();" and it works well. However when the print is completed and the view is returned to the page, there is no Querystring after the URL. It just says "http://myweb/rego.asp?" rather than "http://myweb/rego.asp?eid=55".

Some help would be wonderful.

Rob

is it a button or link element you're using to trigger the print? Can you please post the html you're using to trigger it. If you are using an anchor <a> element then you'll need the href="#"

DClarkeNZ

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  <button onClick="window.print();">Print</button>

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Current page URL is "https://mysite.com/registrations/MYC_Reports9awai.asp?eid=55"

When it returns to page it seams to refresh with "https://mysite.com/registrations/MYC_Reports9awai.asp?"

Rob

There's more than meets the eye on this one as I can't replicate your issue: http://jsbin.com/xurene.html?eid=55 with code http://jsbin.com/xurene/3/edit?html,output

DClarkeNZ

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Your pages are html pages whereas mine as classic asp. I'm wondering whether asp pages do a 'refresh' once the print function is finished (or cancelled). So I checked to make sure there was no 'onload' functions or the like or any javascript that might be affecting this. All I could find is the following piece of code at the bottom of my <head> section. I'm not sure why it's there or what it is achieving.

<script>
//Page Highlighting
var url = window.location.toString()
$(document).ready(function(){
  $('ul li a').each(function(){
    var myHref= $(this).attr('href');
    if( url.match( myHref )){
      $(this).addClass('active');
    }
  });
});
</script>

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Rob

All that you've mentioned shouldn't affect the issue you're having. I'm not an asp dev but I am aware of partial postbacks.
Can you post the link to your site or send me a private message with the link to the page? I'll get a better idea with that

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Rob

Michel, I think you're on the money with that one.
Try changing your button to a link as confirmation of what Michel is saying. A link should give you the desired effect.
I do remember that a button within a form will submit it when the type is omitted (as Michel had indicated in his post)

DClarkeNZ

ASKER

Perfect! I suspected a return parameter but had tried 'True' instead of 'False'. Duh - makes sense now thank you.