I've not experiencing this in firefox, so maybe is a IE only issue? I am using the same code pattern,
Regards, Bruno 2005/12/9, CONNER, BRENDAN (SBCSI) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > We have a curious problem in our JSF application that did not appear in > an equivalent Struts application: When we write contents to the response > to be downloaded to the client (e.g., a comma-delimited .csv file), the > browser pop-up that asks the user whether the user wants to "open" or > "save" the file appears a second time after the user chooses "open." > Thus, the user has to click on the "open" button twice to open the > downloaded file. > > A description of the problem (along with a workaround) is at > http://www.rpmsoftware.com/wiki/index.php/Download_asks_twice > > The work-around given in the description requires the user to modify > his/her settings, which is unacceptable for our application (especially > since our application is the only one exhibiting this behavior). I'm > trying to find out what is causing this behavior to try to see how to > address it. > > Here's a summary of some test code used to do the file export: > > response.setContentType("application/excel"); > response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "multi-part > attachment;filename=\"" + defaultFileName + "\";"); > PrintStream os = new PrintStream(((ServletResponse) > response).getOutputStream()); > byte[] byte_1darray = {'1', '2', '3'}; > os.write(byte_1darray, 0, 3); > > facesContext.getApplication().getStateManager().saveSerializedView(faces > Context); > facesContext.responseComplete(); > > Note that I also tried setting the content type to text.html, but the > result was the same. > > Has anyone else experienced this problem? Can anyone explain what is > going on? > > - Brendan >
