I found that the <xsl:output media-type=""/>
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media-type: Defines the MIME type of the output. The default is "text/xml"
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However, I tried the following but it did not work. Why?

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<xsl:output method="xml" media-type="Application/vnd.ms-excel"/>
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Thanks a lot.

David Carnes wrote:
> Qluo:
> Whenever I need information about Oracle I ignore their useless website and
> go directly to Tom Kyte's website:
> http://asktom.oracle.com
> 
> I did a quick search on "content-type Excel" and found a few things of
> interest. I am not sure of your environment, but it might give enough to
> figure this out, or at least the right words to use when you approach the
> admins in control of your environment.
> If you're generating the data inside a stored procedure you *might* be able
> to use something like this:
> owa_util.mime_header( 'image/gif' );
> http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/ask/f?p=4950:8:2359788059827372679::NO::F4950_P8_DISPLAYID,F4950_P8_CRITERIA:232814159006,
> 
> 
> This *might* help:
> http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/ask/f?p=4950:8:2359788059827372679::NO::F4950_P8_DISPLAYID,F4950_P8_CRITERIA:4022241352763,
> 
> Anyway, I didn't dig too deep. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. Happy
> hunting, though.
> Caio,
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "qluo" <jluost1@y...> wrote in message
> news:40EA9B28.8080100@y......
> 
>>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.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
> 
>