Re: back button loses cart
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texte = >>In IE5 mac if I hit the forward or back button, I lose the cart. >>Is there a good workaround? > >Well John one thing that I have found that really helps >is if you use a get method rather than a post methodThis is fine if you always have that option, but it is simply not possible in many situations, so this is certainly NOT a recommended practice for anyone who likes to (or needs to) post their form data.The fact of the matter is this:If the browser is caching pages it shouldn't cache, the best webdna method for preventing caching is to add a unique value to your URLs. This absolutely prevents improper caching by browsers like IE, and it's been discussed dozens of times on this talk list.And if the page is supposed to be cached and is not being cached, then the reason is more than likely one of two scenarios (probably the first one):1- The webdna or html code is setting http headers which are preventing the pages from being cached by the browser, or ...2- The browser's prefs are set to load all pages from the server no matter what.You should NEVER have to use method-GET in your forms! All browsers work properly with method=POST when other steps are taken to deal properly with caching issues.Which webcat version, OS, platform are you using? ================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>>In IE5 mac if I hit the forward or back button, I lose the cart. >>Is there a good workaround? > >Well John one thing that I have found that really helps >is if you use a get method rather than a post methodThis is fine if you always have that option, but it is simply not possible in many situations, so this is certainly NOT a recommended practice for anyone who likes to (or needs to) post their form data.The fact of the matter is this:If the browser is caching pages it shouldn't cache, the best webdna method for preventing caching is to add a unique value to your URLs. This absolutely prevents improper caching by browsers like IE, and it's been discussed dozens of times on this Talk List.And if the page is supposed to be cached and is not being cached, then the reason is more than likely one of two scenarios (probably the first one):1- The webdna or html code is setting http headers which are preventing the pages from being cached by the browser, or ...2- The browser's prefs are set to load all pages from the server no matter what.You should NEVER have to use method-GET in your forms! All browsers work properly with method=POST when other steps are taken to deal properly with caching issues.Which webcat version, OS, platform are you using? ================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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