I tested it on 4 different PCees with XP :-) The problem might be that all those pcees have company-wide win-xp distribution.
I implemented simple workaround but I don't like it: I removed 'attachment;' from content-disposition and now IE opens the excel in web browser window rather than in Excel (Firefox opens in excel, thoug), and I still can select whether to save or open the document. Tomorrow we will decide if it pleases customer. Thanks a bunch, Szczepan 2006/1/17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >: > > I use a ContentType of "application/excel" and it seems to work OK. You > might try that in your environment. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Szczepan Faber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 7:59 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: gone MAD with servlet / xls download on winXP > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I made nice servlet (Struts action actually) that downloads > > xls (or opens - depends what the users chooses). > > > > headers: > > > > response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; > > filename=report.xls"); > > response.setContentType("application/vnd.ms-excel"); > > > > works on win2k perfectly. I click a download link, then I can > > choose whether to save or open - both work great. > > > > Now win XP... Download works but when I choose to open the > > file - it opens only if there is already ms-excel opened in > > the background. If ms-excel is closed (typical scenario ;) ), > > IE 6.0 seems to download the file (yes, the progress bar), > > then opens the ms-excel, then I see beautiful error message > > that the file "documents and settings/.../../report[1].xls" > > cannot be found. In fact this file does not exists (IE's > > progress bar is a malicious > > lier) in any place of the hdd. > > > > Note that everything works on IE 6.0 (or firefox) in win2k > > (so I decided not to post any code samples) but opening file > > fails on IE 6.0 in winXP > > > > What is wrong then? > > > > I tried plethora of different headers in every possible > > combinations found in posts of similar (but not equal) > > problems with file downloads. Please > > help....................................... > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
