it should have nothing to do with tomcat in my view because you are not sending the excel data down the output stream. In that case you would need to use the setContentType to the excel application. however, because you are generating a native XLS on the filesystem at your server side and then just telling a html/jsp page or whatever to open it there is nothing more you need to do other than use the direct URL to the file (as you have demonstrated with the html local test) you have made sure the excel file you generate on the server is valid? i think the server/tomcat part is a red herring. Tomcat's role is finished long before the window.open() call. This is a client side JavaScript action that just needs a valid URL - nothing to do with Tomcat. I think your problem lies in the URL you are requesting. Where are you storing the XLS file on your filesystem? Within your Tomcat web application or somewhere else? Are you using a web server in front of Tomcat? Is Tomcat running on a port? Also provide me the EXACT URL that you pass to window.open
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 February 2004 11:33 To: Tomcat Users List Subject: RE: Excel Mime problem no i tried all the options.. from the server side,IE doesnt open the excel embbedded in a excel.. but to try i just saved the html on my computer and hardoced a test.xls to open when i click the button..in this case,the excel opens in a excel embedded within the browser.. but when i call from the server thru a URL,it opens as a simple text file(with in the browser window).. i also tried creating that excel using sourforge.net excel utilities..but the problem is not with the excel but with some content setting in the server i suppose.. http://yourserver.com/path/to/test.xls -> opens excel contents as a text format within the browser but when i use the code window.open("test.xls") in a html page saved on my local machine it opens up with in a excel sheet embedded in the browser itself.. this is the behavior..i find this beahior in another tomcat environment also.. Pavan Kumar Tata Consultancy Services Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.tcs.com "Allistair Crossley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/06/2004 06:20 AM Please respond to "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc Subject RE: Excel Mime problem 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 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.tcs.com "Allistair Crossley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/06/2004 05:02 AM Please respond to "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To"Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc 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"); %> 1 5 ADC -----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 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.tcs.com <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="VERDANA,ARIAL" COLOR=BLUE> ------------------------------------------------------- QAS Ltd. Developers of QuickAddress Software <a href="http://www.qas.com";>www.qas.com</a> Registered in England: No 2582055 Registered in Australia: No 082 851 474 ------------------------------------------------------- </FONT> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ForwardSourceID:NT00005062 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ForwardSourceID:NT000050A2
