mimicking the custom menu item

Hazzie

Hi,

I have a custom menu item which pops up a cgi window. This produces a list of current jobs based on a branch. The user can do various things then by choosing an option next to a job. This re-loads the cgi window (same script) and the user can then choose another set of options which reloads the same cgi script. However once they have finished they want to be taken back to the first screen but not by closing the window and reselecting the custom menu option.
The two ways i know of is javascript history.go(-x); and window.location.href="****.****.****";
However, the first goes back but doesnt reload the screen (users would prefer not to have to press F5 to get latest content). The second reloads the screen but looses all the cgi variables that get attached to the cgi task when called as part of the custom menu item.
So can i mimic the call of the custom menu item with a button on a my last page so the initial page is called and all the cgi variables are included?

hope that makes sense.

Cheers,

Hazzie
TS 5.5.2 on NT.

rollo

How about a JavaScript form submission with a flag set (hidden form field perhaps) so that it shows the first screen populated with the variables? You'd have to change the CGI to accomodate it but presumably that wouldn't be a problem.