On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Evan Swanson wrote: > I am using IE5.0 in both situations. The only difference is going from > TC3.2 on windows to TC4.0 on HP Unix. I would think that the IE would > be making the decision on how to handle the file by the extension name > but it is not.
technically speaking it should (and by the sounds of it is) be looking at the mime type. > Is MIME type something you can configure on Tomcat? I'm not on solid ground here, so I'll let someone else answer it. I know that in $TOMCAT_HOME/conf/web.xml and $CATALINA_HOME/conf/web.xml there are mime-types listed, but I'm not sure if changing them will change the behaviour (I remember a lot of discussion about this a few months back in relation to tc3 and my memory is that the conf/web.xml is not read by the container, but I could be wrong). So if someone else with firm knowledge could answer that one we'd both be wiser (o: cheers dim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dmitri Colebatch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:11 PM > To: Tomcat-User > Subject: Re: File Download - CSV question **** > > > Are you using the same client between the two servers? IE seems to > consider itself more important than mimetypes, and if it sees a file > extension it recognises it treats it as it deems fit, regardless of the > mimetype. So one possibility is that you have just installed excel or > something on the client, and IE is redirecting the download there. > > another option is that the mimetype being sent in tomcat 4.0 is different > to 3.x, but I'm not sure about this, so will let someone else answer this > option. > > if you outline exactly what client/server you were using before, and now, > it will make the question more specific. for intsance, tc3.2 on windows > with a win98 client with IE4.0 and now using tc4.0 on linux with a win2k > client with IE5.0. > > cheers > dim > > On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Evan Swanson wrote: > > > > > I wrote an application that for Tomcat 3.2 running on window. In the HTML > > the is a reference ( <A HREF="/filname.csv"> ) to the filename. > > When I run this on windows I get a popup "save as" selection box. > > When I run this on Tomcat4.0 on Unix it no longer gives me the selection > box > > but instead displays the data on the screen. > > > > Is this a difference between TC32 adn TC40 or Unix / Windows. > > Is this configurable. > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > >
