Hi all,

Is there any way i can get a page to automatically take me back a page?

By this i mean, back a page as if i clicked the back button, not a response.redirect

I have three pages.

Page one a form with a list box: select a databse from the list ->go to 2nd page

2nd page. Displays a list on the left of users with access to databse from page one. Also has a txt box that allows new users to be added. - >page 3

page3. Adds or deltes user. this page i want to return to page 2 with the refreshed list. this works if i click the back button and refresh, but if i use. response.redirect it looses the databse selection form the first page.

Hope that helps.

p.s i've also used the meta tag thats doesnt work either

3 conditions exist

condition 1 = page is loaded up initially
condition 2 = database has been selected
condition 3 = username is being added/deleted return to condition 2

the best way is to just use one page and check for these condition and execute the appropriate code. 3 pages are simply not required.

example:
pseudocode

 if request.form("database") <> "" then
      ' set flag to select and display users from database
         if request.form("delete") <> "" and request.form("selected") <> "" then
           'run code to delete user 
         end if
        if request.form("add") <> "" then
        '            run code to add the username
        end if
  else
'    run code to show database list
  end if

replace the element name with the one from your fields. make sure the "database" value is returned in a form element when delete or add is clicked.

I know i dont need 3 pages but the users want it that way for a simple interface. Breaking down the tasks.

Task one , Page one. Select from a list of databases
task two Page two view/add/del user from the select database.
Task3 3 page 3 Actually write to database return user to page two with updated list.

Anyway i've got it working now with cookies that time out.
so thanks for the help.

How are you passing which database the user selected from page 1 to page 2? For example query string:
page2.asp?database=7

On page2, pass that value to page 3 as well as whatever values you're already passing, maybe a User ID or something..

page3.asp?UserID=4&database=7

Then on page 3, once done, just redirect them back to page 2 passing the query string:

Response.Redirect("page2.asp?database=" & Request.QueryString("database"))

This could also be done by storing the database ID in a session variable on page 1, then you can use it throughout the session.