How to enable MS PowerPoint and MSExcel file viewing when click on it instead of download first?

2003-09-04 Thread lucan
Hi, I am installing Apache Tomcat and put some presentation meterial on it. I come to a problem that if I upload Microsoft Power Point and Microsoft Excel's file to the server, I will not able to view it by just clicking on it using IE (Internet Explorer) unless I download it. Microsoft

RE: How to enable MS PowerPoint and MSExcel file viewing when click on it instead of download first?

2003-09-04 Thread Tom Lyle
if you add mime-mapping extensionxls/extension mime-typeapplication/vnd.ms-excel/mime-type /mime-mapping to the web.xml in {tomcathome}/conf IE will open any xls files served by Tomcat within excel (assuiming that the client has Excel installed) -Original

RE: How to enable MS PowerPoint and MSExcel file viewing when click on it instead of download first?

2003-09-04 Thread Tan, Lucan Tien Boon
Hi Tom, Thank you every much. It work after adding below line for both powerpoint and excel file! mime-mapping extensionxls/extension mime-typeapplication/vnd.ms-excel/mime-type /mime-mapping mime-mapping extensionppt/extension

RE: How to enable MS PowerPoint and MSExcel file viewing when click on it instead of download first?

2003-09-04 Thread Angus Mezick
Is the correct mime type set in the default web.xml? -Original Message- From: lucan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 4:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: How to enable MS PowerPoint and MSExcel file viewing when click on it instead of download first?