Change content type

[olisemalis]

Hi,

Is it possible to change the content type in client side, using javascript?

For instance, if I get a xml string (calling a web service or whatever) is it possible to render that xml string as a xml file in the same window of the browser (or in a frame in that window, making a document write or something like that). I would like to do it without having to save the string to a file in the file system.

The problem is that I´m using the return value from a web service. In an asp page I could force the content type in the web server, however, as far as I know, I can´t do it using a web service.

Thank you

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

I know that document.open takes a parameter which specifies the content-type, but I've never seen it used in practice. Worth a look, though.

Hope this helps,
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[olisemalis]

Hello,

I already tried that but with no success. Its strange that the method accept that parameter and than it doesn´t work. In fact the xml type is not what I need but excel/word type, however what I get is always an html file...

Any one tried that?

thank you

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Can you not deliver the content with the correct MIME type?

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[olisemalis]

Hi,

Billy, Unfortunatly I don´t think so, because at server side I have an web server an not an asp site.

Thank you

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

You should be able to configure your web server to deliver things as a certain MIME type - ask in the forum for your web server software.

Hope this helps,
Dan



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[olisemalis]

DAn

My web server is IIS, however the repsonse is in a web service. Can I set the mime type of a web service resposnse?

Thank you

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

I don't know - that would be a question for a different forum.

Dan



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