Re: Launching Excel from a CGI

Ah, one hitch. As is, the default file name when you go to open/save it is the name of the CGI doing the work. How can I control that name?

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Re^2: Launching Excel from a CGI by derby (Abbot) on Oct 30, 2006 at 19:12 UTC
Use something like LiveHTTPHeaders (or wget) to see if your Content-Disposition is being set correctly -- I haven't tested it but I think you may need to do Content_Disposition. Or just use the -attachment parameter: `print $cgi->header( -type => 'application/vnd.ms-excel', -attachment => $file, -Content_Length => $filesize );` [download] -derby update: Either using -Content_Disposition or -attachment works for me.	[reply] [d/l]

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Re^2: Launching Excel from a CGI
by derby (Abbot) on Oct 30, 2006 at 19:12 UTC

Use something like LiveHTTPHeaders (or wget) to see if your Content-Disposition is being set correctly -- I haven't tested it but I think you may need to do Content_Disposition. Or just use the -attachment parameter:

 print $cgi->header(
  -type => 'application/vnd.ms-excel',
  -attachment => $file,
  -Content_Length => $filesize
);
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-derby

update: Either using -Content_Disposition or -attachment works for me.

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