Open an EXCEL file from IE: An example

[Garcia Vazquez, Pedro]

public class mySevlet extends HttpServlet {     
                                                                                       
         
public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res)  throws 
ServletException, IOException {            
                
   try
    {                  
       HSSFWorkbook wb = myclass.dostuff();
         
       res.setContentType("application/vnd.ms-excel");
       OutputStream outN = res.getOutputStream();
       wb.write(outN);
      outN.flush();  
                
   } catch(Exception e) 
   {
         System.out.println("Excepcion " + e);
   }    
   
     Nombre="name.xls";  // This not necesary

     goTo(req,res,Nombre);
 }


   public void goTo(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res, String nombre)  {
                
        RequestDispatcher rd = req.getRequestDispatcher( nombre );
        try  {
                rd.forward(req,res);                    
        }
        catch (Exception e)  {
                System.out.println("ERROR dispatcher " + e);
        }
                
   }

}