I also believe that you can configure IE to prompt you for different file types.
Filip ~ Namaste - I bow to the divine in you ~ Filip Hanik Software Architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.filip.net >-----Original Message----- >From: Dmitri Colebatch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:11 PM >To: Tomcat-User >Subject: Re: File Download - CSV question **** > > >Are you using the same client between the two servers? IE seems to >consider itself more important than mimetypes, and if it sees a file >extension it recognises it treats it as it deems fit, regardless of the >mimetype. So one possibility is that you have just installed excel or >something on the client, and IE is redirecting the download there. > >another option is that the mimetype being sent in tomcat 4.0 is different >to 3.x, but I'm not sure about this, so will let someone else answer this >option. > >if you outline exactly what client/server you were using before, and now, >it will make the question more specific. for intsance, tc3.2 on windows >with a win98 client with IE4.0 and now using tc4.0 on linux with a win2k >client with IE5.0. > >cheers >dim > >On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Evan Swanson wrote: > >> >> I wrote an application that for Tomcat 3.2 running on window. In the HTML >> the is a reference ( <A HREF="/filname.csv"> ) to the filename. >> When I run this on windows I get a popup "save as" selection box. >> When I run this on Tomcat4.0 on Unix it no longer gives me the >selection box >> but instead displays the data on the screen. >> >> Is this a difference between TC32 adn TC40 or Unix / Windows. >> Is this configurable. >> >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> > >
