Hi, When you do the download, are you streaming it yourself from a servlet, or asking for it as a static resource? If the former, you should use the http-equiv content-disposition header.
Yoav Shapira Millennium Research Informatics >-----Original Message----- >From: Václavík Radek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 4:52 AM >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' >Subject: XLT file won't open in associated application (Excel) > >Hi all, > >I am trying to download an XLT (Excel template) file from Tomcat server, >but >instead of running excel and opening the file, browser (IE 6) shows the >file >in binary. > >I have tried setting the MIME mapping in web.xml for this site such as: > <mime-mapping> > <extension>xlt</extension> > <mime-type>application/vnd.ms-excel</mime-type> > </mime-mapping> > >(I have tried also "msexcel", "excel"). But I still can't get the browser >to >run Excel. > >When I put the same file onto MS IIS server and try to download it, Excel >runs and opens the file correctly. I have inspected HTTP requests and >responses from both servers and found no relevant difference. > >I also have similar problem with dot file type (MS Word document template). >I have added the following to web.xml: > > <mime-mapping> > <extension>dot</extension> > <mime-type>application/msword</mime-type> > </mime-mapping> > >and when I run the Tomcat server on localhost while developing, this works >fine and runs Word. But when I deploy the application to production Tomcat >server, Word is not run and binary file is displayed again. With dot file >type this does not work in either case (as mentioned above). > > >I am using Tomcat 5.0.12 for developing and 5.0.19 for production. > > >Thanks for possible solutions. > > >Radek > >_____________________________ > >Ing. Radek Václavík >ICS Department - webmaster > >ZeNTIVA a.s. >U Kabelovny 130, 102 37 Praha 10 >Czech Republic >tel. +420 267 243 296 >_____________________________ This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
