What happens if you type the URL of the XLS directly into IE?
http://yourserver.com/path/to/test.xls
Does Excel boot up in this case? IE should automatically recognise the .xls extension
on the file. If it does not then you probably need to look at your IE settings.
When you say the contents of the xls are printed to screen do you mean that BINARY
excel is printed OR do you mean that you have created a CSV comma separated format
file and saved that with a .XLS extension and that is what you get.
The window.open("http://yourserver.com/path/to/test.xls";, "windowName") should work IF
you have the test.xls on the file system and the URL is correct. Try the absolute path
instead of relative also...
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 06 February 2004 10:51
To: Tomcat Users List
Subject: RE: Excel Mime problem
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
Tata Consultancy Services
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SubjectRE: Excel Mime problem
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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5
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 06 February 2004 09:54
To: Tomcat Users List
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 java script 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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Website: http://www.tcs.com
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