Re^2: Naming a Worksheet in Perl

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Re^3: Naming a Worksheet in Perl by dfaure (Chaplain) on Aug 10, 2004 at 18:41 UTC
This is a good option, if you clearly know its limits: dixit RFC 2616 (HTTP/1.1): Content-Disposition is not part of the HTTP standard, but since it is widely implemented, we are documenting its use and risks for implementors. dixit Java Enterprise Best Practices: The bad news is that [...] many browsers second-guess the server's directives and do what they think is best rather than what they're told. These browsers--including Microsoft Internet Explorer and Opera--look at the file extension and "sniff" the incoming content. If they see HTML or image content, they inline-display the file contents instead of offering a Save As dialog. I just wanted to be rigorous. BTW last reference explains how to circumvent browser oddities with `Content-disposition`. ____ HTH, Dominique My two favorites: If the only tool you have is a hammer, you will see every problem as a nail. --Abraham Maslow Bien faire, et le faire savoir...	[reply]

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Re^3: Naming a Worksheet in Perl
by dfaure (Chaplain) on Aug 10, 2004 at 18:41 UTC

This is a good option, if you clearly know its limits:

dixit RFC 2616 (HTTP/1.1):

Content-Disposition is not part of the HTTP standard, but since it is widely implemented, we are documenting its use and risks for implementors.
dixit Java Enterprise Best Practices:

The bad news is that [...] many browsers second-guess the server's directives and do what they think is best rather than what they're told. These browsers--including Microsoft Internet Explorer and Opera--look at the file extension and "sniff" the incoming content. If they see HTML or image content, they inline-display the file contents instead of offering a Save As dialog.

I just wanted to be rigorous. BTW last reference explains how to circumvent browser oddities with Content-disposition.

____
HTH, Dominique
My two favorites:
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you will see every problem as a nail. --Abraham Maslow
Bien faire, et le faire savoir...

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