try using
response.setContentType("application/vnd.ms-excel");
Thanks,
Davindar S Gill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rajac [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 7:47 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Problem while writing the response to an Excel file
>
> Hi,
> I am writting the response of a servlet/jsp page to an Excel file. I am
> setting the response.setContentType("text/xls"); But the output is written
> to a text file in plain text format.
>
> How to write the response to an excel file.
>
> Actually my application is like this. I am having an JSP page, where i
> have an "download Result" link. By clicking on the link, the results can
> either be saved on to the hard disk as an Excel file or can be displayed
> on the same window by opening an excel sheet. Your help will really be
> appreciated.
> Thanks,
>
> Regards,
> Raja
>
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