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globos,
> Java servlet which sends a file
Yes, that is what a servlet does generally.
> goal is to view the downloaded file on the Web browser.
Yes again, the servlet sends an HTML file and the browser displays it. This is nothing new, what is the question. s-)
-pete
> Java servlet which sends a file
Yes, that is what a servlet does generally.
> goal is to view the downloaded file on the Web browser.
Yes again, the servlet sends an HTML file and the browser displays it. This is nothing new, what is the question. s-)
-pete
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OK.
Sorry palbano, I was not very explicit, but I do not want to send a HTML file, it could be a Word file, or PDF, anykind of file. I have found a way to perform this, I set the content-type to the type of the file and copy the file in the response (ServletOutputStream). Maybe there exist a way to set the good MIME type with the good file type directly. I don't know.
Sorry palbano, I was not very explicit, but I do not want to send a HTML file, it could be a Word file, or PDF, anykind of file. I have found a way to perform this, I set the content-type to the type of the file and copy the file in the response (ServletOutputStream). Maybe there exist a way to set the good MIME type with the good file type directly. I don't know.
globos,
> Maybe there exist a way to set the good MIME type with the good
> file type directly. I don't know.
Yes, you are correct. You also need to know if the browser and machine can 'accept' the MIME type. Here is a link to an RFC that discusses this issue:
Good luck
-pete
> Maybe there exist a way to set the good MIME type with the good
> file type directly. I don't know.
Yes, you are correct. You also need to know if the browser and machine can 'accept' the MIME type. Here is a link to an RFC that discusses this issue:
Good luck
-pete
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