Thread: close window or Back Button

I am setting up a link to open a new page to provide a little more detail and add a link to email.

I would like to add a link on the "new page" that will either close the window and return to the previous page or simply close the page. I have read several linking pages threads but can't seem to find one that shows how to do a "back" or "Close Window.

Please advise.


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This post will help.

I am able to make this work with IE, but not with Firefox - any thoughts?

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Originally Posted by Bob Hall

I am able to make this work with IE, but not with Firefox - any thoughts?

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Hi, BV has this facility built in.
Select Advance Button (ABC) & place on page, then right click to access properties,
Button type = On Click
On Click action = Choose as you wish.

Good luck.

In BV,
1. click the Button button (on the Forms feed toolbar) usually top of window. The Normal button, not the Advance button.
2. Double-click the button.
3. Give it a name and Value (e.g. Back or Close).
4. Click the Normal radial button.
5. Open the Events tab.
6. Click the Add button.
7. Select the Event as OnClick.
8. From the Action drop-down, select Java Function.
9. From the Javascript drop-down, select c
10. Click OK.

When visitors click this button, they will go back to the LAST page visited.

You can use the Advance button as well, but you need to copy and paste the code history.back(); into the OnClick Value field.

9. From the Javascript drop-down, select c
10. Click OK.

Don't know what happenned here... but step 9 must read:
From the Javascript drop-down, select history.back(); or window.close();
depending on what you want to do.