Allistar,

let me clarify..i generate a excel file by some servlet when the user clicks a button on the page.
and that i place in the root directory..when the refreshes(after the user hits the button),i want to open
a window of the browser expecting that IE will open that in a excel embedded in the browser..
but IE is openeing that as a text..

so where should i keep the content type code....iam using a window.open(",,.,,/../test.xls")

i dont want to open a jsp in excel

Pavan Kumar
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I've just done this today! :) The following JSP boots up in Excel..you need to set the content type before ANYTHING else happens with the output stream

<%
response.setContentType("application/vnd.ms-excel");
response.addHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=myExcelTest.xls");
%>

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Subject: Excel Mime problem



hi there,

iam using tomcat 5 version..i  have a requirement
where my jsp will generate a excel sheet and places in the server directory..
but the problem is when i open the excel thru a _javascript_ from a browser window,i actually get the
excel in text format on the browser itself..

i tested the same excel sheet using a static html page,it opens in excel format within the
browser.

are theere any specific mime type settings to be set..i already tried with application/vnd.ms-excel

any help is appreciated

TIA
Pavan Kumar
Tata Consultancy Services
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