> Problem:
> Return an Excel spreadsheet from a server to a user's web browser, IE. I do
> not want to allow the spreadsheet opening in the browser window, rather I
> want to force the user to have to download the file to their local disk. The
> environment is a Lan with trusting relationships between all parties.
The easiest way I've found is like this:
ServletOutputStream out = res.getOutputStream();
ZIPOutputStream zout = new ZIPOutputStream(out);
Then just send the ZIP file, and the user gets forced into the download.
Michael Akerman
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