Links to open Excel spreadsheets

[ri]

I have created dynamic links to open excel files within a directory. Everything works fine but as well as opening up the excel spreadsheet into the browser as planned a seperate excel window appears which I don't want. How do I prevent this happening?

 

[GunJack]

Sounds like a browser quirk. What browser version are you using?

GJ

 

[iza]

or a server quirk ... i mean, the server doesn't "know" the .xls extension that's why it doesn't let the browser display it - you'll have to change the mime types known by the server if it's the case

 

[ri]

No. I may not have explained it properly. The .xls file is displayed perfectly in the browser as I want it to be. It's just that another window in excel is opened at the same time and left opened (although not focused).

 

[GunJack]

It sounds to me like your browser is receiving the file, spawning a copy of Excel, and then displaying the file as well. A browser is usually configured to spawn an application or display the file itself with a plug-in but not do both. This is why I inquired as to the browser version you are running.

GJ