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Dana ClarkDana Clark 

I have a custom "New" button on the asset object that auto populates a field. However, if the user selects the "Cancel" button they receive an error message. How do I correct this?

Here is the code on the custom "New" button:
https://vitl.my.salesforce.com/02i/e?retURL=%00bd0000000j1wB&acc_id={!Account.Id}&Name="Do Not Edit - will auto populate"

Here is the error message the user receives if they then select the "Cancel" button:

URL No Longer Exists
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You may have reached this page after clicking on a direct link into the application. This direct link might be: 
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John TowersJohn Towers
Your retUrl parameter in the url should be "retURL=%2F00bd0000000j1wB". The %2F is an encoded '/'.

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John TowersJohn Towers
Your retUrl parameter in the url should be "retURL=%2F00bd0000000j1wB". The %2F is an encoded '/'.
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Dana ClarkDana Clark
Thank you John.  That worked...sort of.  I no longer get the error and it now returns the user to the detail page of the custom button, which is the "00bd0000000j1wB", so I get that part.  If I wanted it to return back to the page from which it came, how should I code that?

For example, this button is to place an asset on an account.  If someone were to cancel out of it, how could I have it return to the detail page of the account they were on?  Since the "00bd0000000j1wB" of the retURL would vary, is there a different type of coding that should be used here?
John TowersJohn Towers
You can use the merge field for the Account Id to direct the user back to the Account record:  "retURL=%2F{!Account.Id}". 
Dana ClarkDana Clark
Of course I can!  Can you tell I'm new to this and trying to modify someone else's code?  Thanks so much for your help John.  This worked.