return a dynamically created file with Tomcat5

[Jay Graves]

Hello

I am trying to return a file to the user when a certain .jsp or
servlet is requested. For example if the user requests
/webapp/start.jsp I would like to do some computations and based on
certain server setting return the user a file of similar to
user_xxx_yyy.mft (mft == My File Type).

I can get the browser to understand that the response is of a
different content type by either doing.

response.setContentType("application/x-mft");
or
response.setHeader("Content-disposition","attachment;file=test.mft");

But both of those always seem to present the user with a download
dialog with the file name set as "start.jsp". Is there any way to
return a response that sets the default file name to what I specify
(uesr_xxx_yyy.mft)?

Thanks

 

[sks]

Hello

I am trying to return a file to the user when a certain .jsp or
servlet is requested. For example if the user requests
/webapp/start.jsp I would like to do some computations and based on
certain server setting return the user a file of similar to
user_xxx_yyy.mft (mft == My File Type).

I can get the browser to understand that the response is of a
different content type by either doing.

response.setContentType("application/x-mft");
or
response.setHeader("Content-disposition","attachment;file=test.mft");

But both of those always seem to present the user with a download
dialog with the file name set as "start.jsp". Is there any way to
return a response that sets the default file name to what I specify
(uesr_xxx_yyy.mft)?

Try

response.setHeader("ContentType: application/x-mft; name=\"test.mft\"");

or

response.setHeader("Content-disposition","attachment;name=\"test.mft\"");

One should hopefully work. Try with and without the \"s

 

[Murray]

Try

response.setHeader("ContentType: application/x-mft; name=\"test.mft\"");

or

response.setHeader("Content-disposition","attachment;name=\"test.mft\"");

One should hopefully work. Try with and without the \"s

response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;
filename=\"test.mft\"");

Note *filename*