[Dojo-interest] export table data to save in excel format

[Tom Trenka]

You'd be better off creating a hidden iframe and hitting that link that way;
afaik using the content-disposition header will have no effect on browser
behavoir if the request is being made via XmlHTTP.

trt


Msangani wrote:
> 
> I am trying to getExcel data in the following way:
> Hi,
> 
> dojo.io.bind({
>                 url: "genReports.do",
>   content: {dispatch:"getExcelData"},
>   method: "POST",
>                 mimetype: "text/html",
>   load: function(type,value,evt){
>                 dojo.debug(value);
>           //showReportDialog(value);
>   },
>   error: function(type,error) {alert("Error: " + error.message); }
>         });
> 
> I get the response with the table filled with the data that was expected
> But I am not sure what do with the response to display a prompt to save
> excel file or display it in the browser
> 
> I set the header/content type in my action class to the following
> response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline;
> filename=whatever.xls;");
> response.setContentType("application/vnd.ms-excel");
> 
> 
> Thanks very much
> Manish 
> 

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