go to previous window automatically after printing dialog closes

Question

I have a page where the html elements reside and print function is called via javascript at the end.

<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
    window.print();
    window.history.back();
})
</script>

now I have this code to redirect user after print or if cancel is clicked. it works on local but in live server it goes to the previous page immediately.

Answer 1

Use this to go back to previous page

$(document).ready(function() {
   window.print();
   history.go(-1); 
});

or:

$(document).ready(function() {
   window.print();
   history.back(); 
});