The server is not IIS, but the Oracle. I use the Oracle Java XML parser 
for transformation on the server. The parameters are input files and 
output file. The output file is delivered to the browser by the Oracle 
program, which I probably don't have control.

Is there another way to trigger the browser to open Excel?

Thank you very much.

David Carnes wrote:
> Qluo:
> I am assuming you're performing your transformation on the server, and an
> IIS server at that.  If it's server-side, but not IIS, the information
> should apply, but the syntax might be a little different.
> 
> This might help:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/odc_xl2003_ta/html/odc_XLxmlhowto_.asp
> 
> I think the trick is to set the content type:
> Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.ms-excel"
> 
> Any modification to the HTTP headers must be done before anything has been
> sent down the wire, so don't write anything into the Response buffer before
> you set the content type.  For example, here's something I've done with a
> Word document:
> 
> dim strFileName
> strFileName = "a_filename_I_generate.doc"
> response.ContentType = "application/msword"
> Response.AddHeader  "content-disposition", "attachment; filename=" &
> strFileName
> 
> The addHeader bit forces a "Save As" dialog box, so if you don't need that,
> don't use it.
> 
> HTH!
> Dave
> 
> 
> "qluo" <jluost1@y...> wrote in message
> news:40E5A9C2.2030905@y......
> 
>>I have a XSL that transforms a XML file and produces another XML output.
>>
>>The xml output contains the following lines:
>>
>>-----------------------
>><?xml version="1.0" ?>
>>   <?mso-application progid="Excel.Sheet"?>
>>   <Workbook>...
>>-----------------------
>>
>>If I save the xml output to my local computer then open it, Excel will
>>be launched and xml file will be opened as an excel file.
>>
>>However, if I just display the transformed xml to the browser, the
>>browser treats it as a xml file without stylesheet, which is the tree
> 
> view.
> 
>>HOW CAN I TELL THE BROWSER TO LAUNCH EXCEL INSIDE AND DISPLAY THE XML
> 
> FILE?
> 
>>THANK YOU.
>>
> 
> 
>