Javascript: W3C Problem?

[Mp)Tarh]

I've always followed the standards set by the W3C, and have always trusted them. Today however, those standards seem to have failed me.

I am sure you all know about window.location.replace() in JavaScript. I have set my document to a basic HTML 4.01 Trans. with text/html meta content type with windows-1252 character encoding.

Are you with me so far?

Now I put in a JavaScript with a window.location.replace(). However, while running this code it doesn't redirect! I narrowed it down to this exact line of code. It works when I put in a window.location = "site.html" but I'm a real stickler for no back buttons :D

If I take out the HTML 4.01 Trans. declaration, it works fine. BUT I WANT MY W3C MARKER!

 

[deadserious]

This seems to work for me with the HTML 4.01 DTD on IE 6.0.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>window.location.replace</title>

<script type="text/javascript">

function replaceWin() {
	window.location.replace("http://webdesigntalk.net");
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type=button value="Click" onclick="replaceWin()">
</body>
</html>

What browsers have you tried it on? I'm not really sure what the problem would be, possibly something with the characte encoding maybe?

 

[Mp)Tarh]

I've only tried it on IE 6.0.2800.1106.

But for some reason, it seems to work now.
I didn't change anything, but it goes perfectly?!
I just had to wait a few days.



But, who really cares, it works now.
Thanks for your help!
:beer: