Yeah, see my last post. Since JSP output is written with a PrintWriter, the Catalina code is restricting it to only being able to output known text/* MIME types. This just doesn't "feel" right to me.
Thanks, --jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Micael Padraig Og mac Grene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 7:40 PM Subject: Re: Unable to include *.sum files (Again) > > > At 02:21 PM 12/7/01 -0800, you wrote: > >Hi Micael, > > > >Let's make sure we're talking about the same thing. If I include a file > >like: > > > ><jsp:include page="./testTxt.sum" flush="true" /> > > > >Why does it matter what the file extension of the included file is? Isn't > >the container just supposed to open the file and output it's contents at > >that particular spot in my JSP? Now, I agree that the contents of the > >included file will be affected by the MIME type of the response -- how the > >browser views those contents. If you include a file that doesn't match the > >MIME type of your response, it may not appear correctly in your browser. But > >that's not the point. > > > >The JSP spec says the "page" attribute must evaluate to a String that is a > >relative URL specification. When I pull up the testTxt.sum file in my > >browser, it displays correctly (it's only one line of text...). So, I should > >be able to include it in my JSP with the jsp:include directive. When I > >change the extension to .txt, .html, or .jsp it works. Anything else, even > >other registered MIME types like .doc, and it doesn't. (ok, I didn't try > >them ALL... :) > > > >I think this is a bug. The old Java Web Server used to have a similar bug > >where it would only include .htm and .html files. > > > >--jeff > > Before I look further, have you looked at the source code to see why this > is happening? > > > -- > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
