disable Back Button

[anizmohammed]

hey all
I want to disable the back button of browser.

Is it possible

[Matthew Gates]

Try this:

'Submitted on: 7/27/2000 1:52:38 PM
'By: Sebastien Levesque


Private Sub WebBrowser1_CommandStateChange(ByVal Command As Long, ByVal Enable As Boolean)
    On Error Resume Next


    Select Case Command
        Case CSC_NAVIGATEFORWARD


        If Enable = True Then
            'Forward dispo


            ForwardEnable = True
                RaiseEvent ForwardUpdate(True)
            Else
                'Forward non dispo


                ForwardEnable = False
                    RaiseEvent ForwardUpdate(False)
                End If
                'Pas de forward
                Case CSC_NAVIGATEBACK


                If Enable = True Then
                    BackEnable = True
                    RaiseEvent BackUpdate(True)
                    'Back dispo
                Else
                    BackEnable = False
                    RaiseEvent BackUpdate(False)
                    'Back non dispo
                End If
            End Select
        If Command = -1 Then Exit Sub
        'End If
    End Sub

[monte96]

My God.. can we put this into a FAQ or something?

1) Sure you can do it.. I've no doubt the code Matthew posted will do the job.

2) It won't stop your users from being able to go back.

3) Your users will hate you for it.

[JoshT]

We'd just need people to volunteer to write the FAQ. Any takers?

[sail3005]

I was thinking about starting a FAQ for this forum and maybe the Javascript forum. But i probably won't be able to start for another week. (last week of school is really hectic)

[anizmohammed]

hey all i need the same code in javascript.

[monte96]

Dude, your not getting it.. just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. I think the message here is "don't disable the back button".

And like Sastraxi said, explain what your trying to accomplish so we can suggest alternatives.

The reason we are discussing a FAQ is because we all get tired of people asking how to do this and spawning a long drawn out debate over why you shouldn't.

Your users expect the back button to work. And it should.

[fsystem]

I agree that you should generally avoid disabling things like the back button but sometimes there are valid reasons for doing so. I can think of a few instances when building asp apps where it's been far better for me to control the navigation etc. If you do disable it for whatever reason, I would suggest you replace it with you're own navigation; otherwise you'll piss users off!

[sail3005]

For almost every reason i can think of disabling it, i can think of a reason how to do it another way without diabling it. If you are worried about security, there are many other ways to do it w/ out disabling the back button!!