Hi, Just add a mime mapping into tomcat/conf/web.xml
<mime-mapping> <extension>xls</extension> <mime-type>application/msexcel</mime-type> </mime-mapping> <mime-mapping> <extension>ppt</extension> <mime-type>application/powerpnt</mime-type> </mime-mapping> Restart tomcat... And that should do the trick (done it many times). Hope it helps -reynir > -----Original Message----- > From: Enrique MARTIN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12. janúar 2004 10:58 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: How to serve static EXCEL or POWERPOINT files from Tomcat ? > > > Hi, > > I am trying to serve .xls and .ppt files from tomcat so that > the browser > opens the right application (excel and powerpoint > respectively) . What I > obtain instead is that the byte content is sent by the web > server and this > content is then interpreted as text by the browser. > For the .doc files, on the other hand, I have the desired > behavior: word > opens. > > Does anybody know how to obtain from tomcat this behavior? > > Thanks, > Enrique. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]