JavaScript Forum

**Ilyes** · 09-09-2008, 05:23 AM

Hi,
I have a problem that I need to redirect from a page1, to a second one page2, and make that in page1 is the referral page.
I used window.location="http://localhost/url-rotator/link.html";
and this worked in firefox, in page2 i see that the referer page is page1, but in internet explorer, this don't work, does someone have an idea ?

**softhink** · 05:50 AM

I test following code in ie7 and ff2.It runs good.

<BODY>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

</SCRIPT>
</BODY>

It will be better if you can supply your code.

**tripy** · 09-09-2008, 06:09 AM

The script is not your problem.
More probably, IE is either configured not to send the referrer, or a firewall/security program is blanking the referrer value.

Remember that it's the browser that says "I'm coming from there", and it's not mandatory.
It's a data that you cannot be assured it will be present at each requests.

**Ilyes** · 09-09-2008, 12:05 PM

I found it:

Code:

<form action="http://newurl.com/" method="get" id="form1">
</form>      
<script language="JavaScript"> 
     document.getElementById('form1').submit(); 
     </script>

This will work in all browsers.

Note: the script of softhink is also working but not in ie6, but this does.

Thank you anyway.