----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 9:26
PM
Subject: Outputting data to Excel from
the servlet..
Hi every body,
I am using servlets to output data to Microsoft
Excel by setting the appropriate content type as discussed previously in this
forum..
This is working perfectly fine with Netscape. How
ever with Internet Explorer 4.0 it periodically shows this error--
" Microsoft excel cannt access the file
http://..... .
There are several possible reasons--
1. the file name or path name does not exists
2. The
file you are trying to open is being used by another prog.
3. The
name of the workbook you are trying to save is the same as the name of another
document that is Read only. "
After trying 2-3 times the application opens
Excel.
I wanted to know if any one has any
idea about this or has had similar problem..
Also some times IE opens Excel in the IE
application(window) itself and at other time it invokes a completely new excel
application, where as Netscape always opens it in a different
application with out any problem.
Is there some kind of command or setting in the
registry for this also..
Any help will really be appreciated..
Thanks in advance.
Mohit.
