On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Evan Swanson wrote:
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 13:22:06 -0700
> From: Evan Swanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: 'Dmitri Colebatch' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: File Download - CSV question ****
>
>
> I order to reduce the variable, I tried installing TC4.0 on the same
> windows based machine. I am using the same client for both( IE5.0 ).
>
> Results:
> TC3.2 will present a popup box for downloading files with .CSV extention.
> TC4.0 throws data directly up on the screen.
>
In a servlet 2.3 environment, the default content type is not allowed to
be set on the download. You must declare it yourself (see below).
>
> Is there any reason for this? Can I change the configuration?
>
Yes. Yes.
> Is this a MIME type problem?
>
Yes. You can declare the appropriate content types for your files by
using the <mime-type> declaration like this in your web.xml file:
<mime-mapping>
<extension>csv</extension>
<mime-type>application/octet-stream</mime-type>
</mime-mapping>
The other important issue is what your *browser* thinks a particular file
type should be. Netscape Navigator is usually pretty good about
respecting the "Content-Type" header sent by the server, while IE tends to
make its own assumptions about the file type, no matter what yo do on the
server side.
Craig McClanahan
