Javascript History Go Back

Jan 11, 2007

I'm attempting to use the javascript 'history.go(-1);' to make a page automatically return to the last page a user visited. At the moment, I can get this to work ONLY if I insert a link into the page.

What I want to happen is, the page autmatically sends the user back to the previous page after a set time. I have this for my JS:

function backtomusic() {
window.location = history.go(-1);
}

And in the body section of my page I have:

<body onLoad="setTimeout('backtomusic()', 3000)">

When it runs I get an error saying 'undefined' in the browser address bar

Any ideas?

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