On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 4:04 PM, mikea_59 <mikea...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I haven't tried the servlet route yet. I've been doing something like > this: > > Window.open(GWT.getHostPageBaseURL() + "reports/" + (String) > csvFile, "_blank", ""); > > where > > GWT.getHostPageBaseURL() + "reports/" + (String) csvFile > > gives me the URL of a .csv file that I want the user to be able to > save to their local disk. It works in FF (it immediately displays the > save dialog) but not in IE. IE shows a new page with the contents of > the .csv file. I had to set a file association for Excel for .csv > files, and then in the FF Tools->Options->Applications folder set > Excel Files to "Always Ask", and it just works. Any ideas why this > doesn't work for IE?
Are you setting the MIME type on the server? You can either create it in your application or perhaps your server can set it via a configuration value. > > > > On Oct 2, 7:29 am, ALEXEI BARBONI <alexeitel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Ok, I finished creating a servlet. >> >> I pass some parameters like path and name of the file, etc.. and get the >> download >> >> And then I call Window.open at my GWT project >> >> Works ok... >> >> thanx >> >> 2009/10/1 ALEXEI BARBONI <alexeitel...@gmail.com> >> >> >> >> > Hi guys, >> >> > I still couldn't find the right way to create an hyperlink in my web app >> > that makes a download of a file from the server to the client. >> >> > When you say "You have to create a GWT hyperlink and point it to the >> > resource" >> >> > What method of the GWT Hyperlink do I use to point this hyperlink to the >> > resource (the file to be downloaded in my server - I know the exactly >> > location path + filename.) >> >> > I can't find the method that I can use to point to this file. >> >> > Can abybody give me a little help one more time? >> >> > thanks again >> >> > 2009/9/16 Ian Bambury <ianbamb...@gmail.com> >> >> > Please don't post the same question more than once - at least, not in the >> >> same 5 minutes. >> >> Ian >> >> >>http://examples.roughian.com >> >> >> 2009/9/16 sathya <sathyavik...@gmail.com> >> >> >>> I am having same problem in GWT 1.7. >> >>> In my application, I need to download file from server to client. So I >> >>> am directly using file path in window.open as shown below >> >>> Window.open(“d:\result.xls”,"_self",""); >> >>> This opens in Firefox as expected however this doesn’t work with IE7. >> >>> Please let me know if there is any workaround to do this. >> >>> I need this very urgently. Please help me out in resolving this. >> >> >>> On Sep 3, 12:38 pm, chandrahas koyari <koy...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> > Yes you have to create a GWT hyperlink and point it to the resource. >> >> >>> > On Sep 2, 6:28 pm, ALEXEI BARBONI <alexeitel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>> > > Hi chandrahas, thanks for the answer >> >> >>> > > I've been out from work last week. >> >> >>> > > Now I have to create a way to the user of my application make >> >>> adownloadof >> >>> > > afilethat is in the server. >> >>> > > I know the exactly location of thefileand its name. >> >> >>> > > But I don't understand how to create a link (would be a GWT >> >>> Hyperlink) that >> >>> > > point to myfile. I think this way is easier than to create a servlet. >> >> >>> > > Could anybody give me a little help about? >> >> >>> > > thank you guys again >> >> >>> > > 2009/8/25 chandrahas koyari <koy...@gmail.com> >> >> >>> > > > There are two general methods to achieve it >> >>> > > > 1. Create a link which directly point to that resource (file) >> >>> > > > 2. Point to a Servlet which respond with afile(by using >> >>> > > > getResourceAsFile() ) >> >> >>> > > > On Aug 25, 2:50 am, Alexei Telles <alexeitel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> > > > > Hi... >> >> >>> > > > > I need to create a link in my web application where the user will >> >>> > > > >downloadafilethat is in my server. >> >> >>> > > > > I was searching for something in the web, but I could not find >> >>> > > > > something about. >> >> >>> > > > > Is there any GWT tool that allow me to develop a link in my >> >>> > > > > application to make adownloadfrom the server to the client? >> >> >>> > > > > Or another way that you guys use to do? >> >> >>> > > > > Thanks again- Hide quoted text - >> >> >>> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to google-web-toolkit@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
