RE: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution
I haven't tried this but try to modify the config/global-web-application.xml and add a mapping for the jsp servlet: servlet-mapping servlet-namejsp/servlet-name url-pattern/*.doc/url-pattern /servlet-mapping -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Christian Kvalheim Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 3:31 PM To: Orion-Interest Subject: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution Hello I have the following problem. We have a certain number of Word documents in out database that we want to output to the browser. Everything is fine, we get the document as a blob from the database and into the jsp variables. However for internet explorer to recognise the file as a word document (and start the viewer) we need to append a .doc extension. Since the urlcode is ...something/mydocument.jsp it does not get recognised. How can I make orion treat .doc files as .jsp files for execution on the server ?? This would allow me to wrap the execution logic into the .doc file and let the browser see the document (changing acording to which document is fetched from the server) Yours Christian Amor Kvalheim Quality Manager + __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
RE: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution
While that would work, you would have to create a separate jsp for each document... really you should probably create your own servlet, map it to *.doc in the same way, and use request.getPathInfo() and request.getPathTranslated() (or just forward to the request to a URL in a protected directory). Or better yet, look into filters. I haven't looked at the Servlet 2.3 specification for filters yet, but I suspect this is exactly the sort of problem filters are designed to solve. Jeff -Original Message- From: Christian Billen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 5:03 AM To: Orion-Interest Subject: RE: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution I haven't tried this but try to modify the config/global-web-application.xml and add a mapping for the jsp servlet: servlet-mapping servlet-namejsp/servlet-name url-pattern/*.doc/url-pattern /servlet-mapping -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Christian Kvalheim Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 3:31 PM To: Orion-Interest Subject: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution Hello I have the following problem. We have a certain number of Word documents in out database that we want to output to the browser. Everything is fine, we get the document as a blob from the database and into the jsp variables. However for internet explorer to recognise the file as a word document (and start the viewer) we need to append a .doc extension. Since the urlcode is ...something/mydocument.jsp it does not get recognised. How can I make orion treat .doc files as .jsp files for execution on the server ?? This would allow me to wrap the execution logic into the .doc file and let the browser see the document (changing acording to which document is fetched from the server) Yours Christian Amor Kvalheim Quality Manager + __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
RE: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution
Guys, I could be wrong here, but you may want to try just setting the mime type that is sent to the browser. I don't believe that the .doc extension is required to get IE to display the file as a word document. Just send the mime type back as: application/msword and it will see the file as a word document. This will also cause netscape to try to save the file instead of read it. Hope this helps. Carl -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jeff Schnitzer Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 12:54 PM To: Orion-Interest Subject: RE: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution While that would work, you would have to create a separate jsp for each document... really you should probably create your own servlet, map it to *.doc in the same way, and use request.getPathInfo() and request.getPathTranslated() (or just forward to the request to a URL in a protected directory). Or better yet, look into filters. I haven't looked at the Servlet 2.3 specification for filters yet, but I suspect this is exactly the sort of problem filters are designed to solve. Jeff -Original Message- From: Christian Billen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 5:03 AM To: Orion-Interest Subject: RE: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution I haven't tried this but try to modify the config/global-web-application.xml and add a mapping for the jsp servlet: servlet-mapping servlet-namejsp/servlet-name url-pattern/*.doc/url-pattern /servlet-mapping -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Christian Kvalheim Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 3:31 PM To: Orion-Interest Subject: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution Hello I have the following problem. We have a certain number of Word documents in out database that we want to output to the browser. Everything is fine, we get the document as a blob from the database and into the jsp variables. However for internet explorer to recognise the file as a word document (and start the viewer) we need to append a .doc extension. Since the urlcode is ...something/mydocument.jsp it does not get recognised. How can I make orion treat .doc files as .jsp files for execution on the server ?? This would allow me to wrap the execution logic into the .doc file and let the browser see the document (changing acording to which document is fetched from the server) Yours Christian Amor Kvalheim Quality Manager + __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
RE: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution
Unfortunately, I don't think IE is that smart. I've run into a similar issue, and have simply added a parameter to the end of the URL ending with the file name. For example ...something/mydocument.jsp becomes ...something/mydocument.jsp?file=filename.doc Even if you're doing nothing with the file parameter, this should get IE to treat it properly. You'll still have to set the mimetype. An added benefit of this is the default name in the File-Save As... dialog box *should* be filename.doc (if I remember correctly). Good luck, Darren. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Fyffe Carl Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 11:18 AM To: Orion-Interest Subject: RE: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution Guys, I could be wrong here, but you may want to try just setting the mime type that is sent to the browser. I don't believe that the .doc extension is required to get IE to display the file as a word document. Just send the mime type back as: application/msword and it will see the file as a word document. This will also cause netscape to try to save the file instead of read it. Hope this helps. Carl -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jeff Schnitzer Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 12:54 PM To: Orion-Interest Subject: RE: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution While that would work, you would have to create a separate jsp for each document... really you should probably create your own servlet, map it to *.doc in the same way, and use request.getPathInfo() and request.getPathTranslated() (or just forward to the request to a URL in a protected directory). Or better yet, look into filters. I haven't looked at the Servlet 2.3 specification for filters yet, but I suspect this is exactly the sort of problem filters are designed to solve. Jeff -Original Message- From: Christian Billen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 5:03 AM To: Orion-Interest Subject: RE: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution I haven't tried this but try to modify the config/global-web-application.xml and add a mapping for the jsp servlet: servlet-mapping servlet-namejsp/servlet-name url-pattern/*.doc/url-pattern /servlet-mapping -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Christian Kvalheim Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 3:31 PM To: Orion-Interest Subject: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution Hello I have the following problem. We have a certain number of Word documents in out database that we want to output to the browser. Everything is fine, we get the document as a blob from the database and into the jsp variables. However for internet explorer to recognise the file as a word document (and start the viewer) we need to append a .doc extension. Since the urlcode is ...something/mydocument.jsp it does not get recognised. How can I make orion treat .doc files as .jsp files for execution on the server ?? This would allow me to wrap the execution logic into the .doc file and let the browser see the document (changing acording to which document is fetched from the server) Yours Christian Amor Kvalheim Quality Manager + __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
RE: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution
Add the following lines to web.xml for your app servlet-mapping servlet-namejsp/servlet-name url-pattern/*.doc/url-pattern /servlet-mapping -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Christian Kvalheim Sent: Tuesday, 27 February 2001 7:31 AM To: Orion-Interest Subject: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution Hello I have the following problem. We have a certain number of Word documents in out database that we want to output to the browser. Everything is fine, we get the document as a blob from the database and into the jsp variables. However for internet explorer to recognise the file as a word document (and start the viewer) we need to append a .doc extension. Since the urlcode is ...something/mydocument.jsp it does not get recognised. How can I make orion treat .doc files as .jsp files for execution on the server ?? This would allow me to wrap the execution logic into the .doc file and let the browser see the document (changing acording to which document is fetched from the server) Yours Christian Amor Kvalheim Quality Manager + __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
RE: How do I map a .doc extension to a .jsp execution
Christian, In your reponse object you have to set the MIME type (content type) to "application/vnd.ms-word" This might only work with MS Office 2000. You can find more (with some digging) at msdn.microsoft.com Peter
