forcing Save As

That is what I thought. But I have a client that is
saying when he hits a .csv file on my web server it loads
in browser, but when he serves it up from his desktop it
prompts for download. When I try it from the server it
loads into the browser as a text file, but when I load it
from his machine it loads in Excel.



 >-----Original Message-----
 >That is client side and you cannot force it.
 >Phil Frisbie, Jr.
 >Hawk Software
 >http://www.hawksoft.com<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: forcing Save As 

The server can NEVER force the client to do anything -- and the client can
NEVER force the server to do anything. To be able to do either would be a
source for security vulnerability. HTTP is all about negotiation between
the client and server.

So, no, you cannot force the remote browser select Save As or Open, nor can
you remove the option. It is totally a client-side choice as to what to do
with any resource.

Imagine if you could force the client to select a choice -- then what would
stop a website from presenting a link that says
"Click here to see news" but instead make you download a Trojan EXE and
force the browser to open the EXE and hack your machine?

--
//David
IIS
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
//
"Patrick" <pwr3.TakeThisOut@pge.com> wrote in message
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Is there an IIS setting to force the remote browser to get
the Save As dialog, instead of opening the file in
browser? Or is this a client setting?

TIA,
Patrick
 >> Stay informed about: forcing Save As 

Patrick wrote:

 > That is what I thought. But I have a client that is
 > saying when he hits a .csv file on my web server it loads
 > in browser, but when he serves it up from his desktop it
 > prompts for download. When I try it from the server it
 > loads into the browser as a text file, but when I load it
 > from his machine it loads in Excel.

Check the MIME type.

  >>-----Original Message-----
  >>That is client side and you cannot force it.
  >>Phil Frisbie, Jr.
  >>Hawk Software
  >>http://www.hawksoft.com
 >
 >

--
Phil Frisbie, Jr.
Hawk Software
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.hawksoft.com" target="_blank">http://www.hawksoft.com</a><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: forcing Save As 

You can do this though.
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.aspfaq.com/2161" target="_blank">http://www.aspfaq.com/2161</a>

Ray at work

"David Wang [Msft]" <someone DeleteThis @online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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 > The server can NEVER force the client to do anything -- and the client can
 > NEVER force the server to do anything. To be able to do either would be a
 > source for security vulnerability. HTTP is all about negotiation between
 > the client and server.
 >
 > So, no, you cannot force the remote browser select Save As or Open, nor
can
 > you remove the option. It is totally a client-side choice as to what to
do
 > with any resource.
 >
 > Imagine if you could force the client to select a choice -- then what
would
 > stop a website from presenting a link that says
 > "Click here to see news" but instead make you download a Trojan EXE and
 > force the browser to open the EXE and hack your machine?
 >
 > --
 > //David
 > IIS
 > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
 > //
 > "Patrick" <pwr3 DeleteThis @pge.com> wrote in message
 > news:017c01c37945$ad256800$a101280a@phx.gbl...
 > Is there an IIS setting to force the remote browser to get
 > the Save As dialog, instead of opening the file in
 > browser? Or is this a client setting?
 >
 > TIA,
 > Patrick
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: forcing Save As