Re: cfheader/cfheader not working as expected
I truly understand what you're saying but how these things work it not consistent which is frustrating. What's really crazy is we have dozens of Excel download links in our various apps like this example and some work perfectly with "value=inline" but most have the undesirable behavior (code name and read-only) which actually still works. Why "inline" provides the dialog box option of remembering the download decision but using "attachment" does not give that option (at least in IE) is very inconsistent but not surprising. Since this is not earth shattering I will chalk this up to browser inconsistency and move on. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:339055 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: cfheader/cfheader not working as expected
> On 11/8/2010 9:55 AM, Robert Gallagher wrote: > > Using "attachment" forces the user to make a selection on a dialog > box and I wanted to bypass that dialog box and have the file open > every time. > > > You do not get to make that choice. It is *MY* computer and *MY* > browser and *I* get to say what happens to any content you choose to > send me. > > > > Let me refine this a little more. IE6 (the company browser) treats "inline" versus "attachment" slightly different as far as the Open/Save dialog box is concerned. "Attachment" *FORCES* the user to always choose open or save. "Inline" allows the user to permanently select Open for example, but then opens it with the wrong name and Read-Only. That last part is the irritating part. If IE handled it like Firefox then this discussion would be moot. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:338990 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Downloading Excel and bypassing Open/Save dialog box
I want to download a web page to Excel and bypass the Open/Save dialog box (e.g. don't use value=attachment in the tag. I am using CF7, browser is IE6SP2 and Excel 2007. The single standalone file is test.cfm. Here is the code: Hello 1 Column 2 Column 3 Excel opens as expected but the filename in Excel is "test.cfm" rather than "download.xls" and is opened in [Read-Only] mode. Any ideas? ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:338961 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: cfheader/cfheader not working as expected
> > > Change "inline" to "attachment" so that the browser knows this is a > separate, attached file to view OR download AND NOT an inline part of > the currently viewed file: test.cfm. Using "attachment" forces the user to make a selection on a dialog box and I wanted to bypass that dialog box and have the file open every time. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:338954 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
cfheader/cfheader not working as expected
I want to do simple download of a web page to Excel. I am using CF7, browser is IE6SP2 and Excel 2007. The single standalone file is test.cfm. Here is the code: Hello 1 Column 2 Column 3 Excel open as expected but the filename in Excel is "test.cfm" rather than "download.xls" and is opened in [Read-Only] mode. Any ideas? ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:338877 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
