Kristofer
Tue Jun 21 00:47:04 CDT 2005
Have you tried to clear the cache on the client? I have to say that it is
strange, because the MIME seems to be correct and IE should not open that
file as HTML.
Do you have any ISAPI filters that could cause this?
When you say that the page loads as HTML, is it true HTML? Does it have a
"body" tag for example? If so, you must have some custom built code that
does that (ISAPI filter for example), because IIS does not modify the
file. Use View Source in the browser.
Or do you mean that the file just opens in IE, without prompting to be
downloaded?
--
Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert (IIS MVP)
www.gafvert.info - My Articles and help
www.ilopia.com
bushi96 wrote:
> Sorry-
> That should have been
> *edit* and loading the same page on IIS5.1 (XP Pro)*edit* using IE on
the server ("localhost")
> > loaded the page as an Excel worksheet and displayed-
> > "Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-excel\r\n"
>
> Thanks!
>
> "bushi96" <bushi96@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
news:O$VsnWedFHA.3488@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks!
> >
> > I suspected it to be a client-side browser setting also at first. But
> using the same browser hitting different servers gave me different >
results. For instance, loading a .csv file and using WFetch on IIS5.0 >
loaded the page as HTML and displayed this-
> > "Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-excel\r\n"
> > and loading the same page on IIS6.0 using IE on the server
("localhost) > loaded the page as an Excel worksheet and displayed-
> > "Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-excel\r\n"
> >
> > So, I am probably wrong thinking that it might have something to do
with a > MIME setting. Any other thoughts?
> >
> > Appreciate the help!
> >
> > "Kristofer Gafvert [MVP]" <kgafvert@NEWSilopia.com> wrote in message >
news:xn0e3qgih35j5yx005@news.microsoft.com...
> >> Hi,
> > >
> >> If you send a MIME (Content-Type) type of text/html then of course
the >> browser will be confused about what to do with the file. I cannot
say how >> IE behaves in this situation (if it looks at the extension or
>> Content-Type header field).
> > >
> >> So check what Content-Type header field is sent (you can use a
utility >> such as WFetch from IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools to do this).
> > >
> >> The mime type for this file should be:
> > >
> >> application/octet-stream
> > >
> >> Did you use the very same browser for all your testing? Because it is
up >> to the client to decide what to do with the file, and it uses
several >> ways to find out what to do. For Internet Explorer, this page
may help to >> understand the process:
> > >
> >>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/networking/moniker/overview/appendix_a.asp
> > >
> >> -- >> Regards,
> >> Kristofer Gafvert (IIS MVP)
> >> www.gafvert.info - My Articles and help
> >> www.ilopia.com
> > >
> > >
> >> bushi96 wrote:
> > >
> >>> I have a mixture of IIS 5.0, 5.1, and 6.0 giving inconsistant results
> >> when serving up a .csv page. Some of the servers are serving the page
up >> and IE will open Excel and the page lookes like a normal
spreadsheet. >> Other servers are loading the page as an HTML page,
eventhough it has a >> .csv extension. While the page looks OK as HTML, it
is not formatted into >> columns and rows to import into Excel. I have
troubleshooted down to >> where it appears to be a server setting. Is
there a MIME setting that >> needs to be made if you want to server a .csv
page and have it opened as >> an Excel file within IE?
> > > >
> >>> Thanks!
> >
> >