Re: DefaultDOMWriter

Thanks Christian and Jake.

I do agree that setting content-type is not such a great idea but, we 
have html content (a DOM object) that needs to be opened by the MS-excel 
application. Its more like a shortcut to handling direct excel format. 
So I set the content-type to "application/excel" even when the content 
is not, so that the browser forwards it to excel app and then the excel 
can simply open it as though it were a excel document. I hope that 
clears it up. Do you know any better way other than to set the content-type?

I think carrying the content type in the OutputOptions is another idea. 
So I can set it and pass that object to the DOMWriter and the write 
method could use it to set it in the response object.

Thanks,
Srini.

Jacob Kjome wrote:

> Hi Srini,
>
> At 02:22 PM 8/4/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>
>> In the write method of DefaultDOMWriter, the content-type is set 
>> without regards to what was set before. In my application, I provide 
>> a excel download using html content. So I need to set the 
>> content-type to application/excel for some html documents that I spit 
>> out. Does anybody have any suggestions?
>> Sorry if this question has already been asked. Please point me in the 
>> right direction.
>
>
> It is a good question.  I have a question for you.  Why would you use 
> a content type of "application/excel" for "html content".  if it is 
> "html", then it isn't an excel document.  Well, I'm probably missing 
> some details.  That said, I think you are right.   Overriding the 
> content type in DefaultDOMWriter is probably not a good idea.  I 
> wonder if that code shouldn't be removed entirely?  Would this cause 
> any problems for anyone?  I can imagine i might, but I'd like to hear 
> opinions from others.
>
> Jake
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