HTTP Header Problem

[kirsch59]

I've written programs that dynamically creates and downloads EXCEL spreadsheets and PDF Files. MS EXCEL and Acrobat Reader open the files outside the browser.

This past weekend out web server crashed. Everything works fine except for the spreadsheet and PDF transactions. For some unknown reason the content-type is text/html and the data is dispayed in the browser.

Is their an IIS setting or registry entry that overrides the content-type so it is always text/html?

BTW - The code works fine on my development server.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark

 

[DotNetGnat]

There is a registry entry that you need to check...search for MIME and check to see if you have extensions registered for PDF and Excel.

-DNG

 

[damber]

If you ask in the IIS forum, you're likely to get a better answer. forum41

Though just in case, you might want to post your code that sets the HTTP header in ASP.



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[kirsch59]

I believe the registry is fine because I have Acrobat Reader installed on the web server and when I double click on a PDF file Acrobat Reader opens and displays the PDF file.

Thanks,
Mark

 

[DotNetGnat]

nope...opening the application directly is different...

you need to see if that content type is registered on the server...

-DNG