Thanks for the response. I tried it and get prompted TWICE do you want to open or save. How can I get rid of the second annoying prompt.
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Multiple open/save prompt or bogus errors are generated.
I am getting "strange behaviors" while trying to open an excel worksheet in IE.
Several machines running 2000; NT4.0 with IE 5.50 sp2 and IE 6.0 work fine; but others
running with IE5.50 sp2 and IE6.0 don't work properly. I have checked to make sure the xls extension is associated with excel and that excel is in fact not ms-excel, etc. But I am obviously overlooking something.
I get the dialog to open or save the file(Saving the file works fine--but, we don't really want folks to save the file)
But when I clink Open --- Excel does load and I get "Error Occurred while processing Request" and it says it cannot find a date (this is a bogus error since it works when saving is selected) Also, the worksheet name is not what I expected. I get the Name of the PrintMyFileToExcel.cfm and not "PUMPED.xls"
This is the code I have been using:
<cfsetting enablecfoutputonly="Yes">
<cfset tabchar = chr(9)>
<cfset newline = chr(13) & chr(10)>
<cfcontent type="application/excel">
<cfheader name="content-disposition"
I get the same results when I add " inline" to the code I get to:
<cfheader name="content-disposition"
BUt, when I use attachment:
<cfheader name="content-disposition"
The Prompts to open or save appear TWICE and this is a real bore. How can I eliminate one of the prompts?
Can someone help me out here and straightened out?
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What is appears to be doing is loading the action "ReporInExcel.cfm" in the browser as well as the pumped.xls Excel report, thus getting 2 prompts. How do I stop the ReportinExcel.cfm from loading.
First, there is a form to enter date range:
basic Content of the getdate.cfm:
--------------
<cfform action="Reportinexcel.cfm"
<cfinput type="Text" name="getfrmdate" validate="date" value="#mgetbegdate#" > <cfinput type="Text" name="gettodate" validate="date" value="#mgetenddate#" >
<div align="center"><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Show Report in Excel SpreadSheet"></div>
</cfform>
----------------
Now: Content for the ReportInExcel.cfm:
-----------------
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<cfsetting enablecfoutputonly="Yes">
<cfset tabchar = chr(9)>
<cfset newline = chr(13) & chr(10)>
<cfcontent type="application/excel">
<cfheader name="content-disposition"
<cfset RptDatefrm = form.getfrmdate>
<cfset RptDateto = form.gettodate>
<cfquery name="maxpumped" datasource="wwtppumped">
select adata,bdata,cdata from treated
WHERE (activity_dt #RptDateOpfrm# #CreateODBCDate(RptDatefrm
</cfquery>
<html>
<head><title>Home Page</title></head>
<body>
<cfoutput>
Pumped for Query dates #RPTDATEOPfrm# #rptdatefrm# and #RPTDATEOPto# #rptdateto#
</cfoutput>
<cfoutput>
<table border="1" >
<tr><td> </td></tr>
</table>
</cfoutput>
<cfoutput query="maxpumped">
<table border="1">
<tr align="right">
<td><font size="+1"><font color="Blue">Date</font></
<td><font size="+1">Plant A</font></td>
<td><font size="+1">Plant B</font></td>
<td><font size="+1">Plant C</font></td>
</tr>
</cfoutput>
<cfoutput query="maxpumped">
<table border="1" >
<tr>
<td>#dateformat(activity_d
<td>#adata#</td>
<td>#bdata#</td>
<td>#cdata#</td>
</tr>
</table>
</cfoutput>
<cfsetting enablecfoutputonly="No">
</body>
</html>
THANKS for YOUR HELP.
OOPS ... I see that u have ur update query & output on the same page
what u can do is try it like this !
on ur "Reportinexcel.cfm" page show the output to the user & give him a link to download the file like this
<a href="download.cfm?sfile=p
Save this code as it is in a file called download.cfm
--------------------------
<CFHEADER NAME="content-disposition"
<!--- sfile - Name of file to be downloaded. --->
<CFCONTENT TYPE="application/octet-st
<!--- get teh physical path for the file to be downloaded. --->
--------------------------
PS : JFYI - its not a good idea to have ur update query & display form in the same page
cos if the user refreshes teh page - ur query will be fired once again - resulting in unwanted errors or records inserted in ur table.
let me know ...
K'Rgds
Anand
Anand,
I am sorry I really don't understand, I don't think I have update query and display on same page.
In file getdate.cfm--I ask user for a date range and then they click button which triggers the ReportinExcel.cfm.
In ReportInExcel.cfm ---I just query the database for the records meeting the date range and then output them.
It works fine in some browsers (users get only one prompt) when I take out the word "attachment" ; but in some browsers without the word attachment they get a bogus error.
Is there a switch or setting I need to change in the browser or in Excel?
When I include the word "attachment" then ALL users in ALL browsers get 2 prompts.
Is there a specific order to the <cfheader> and <cfcontent> usage?
Thanks Again.
Sorry I read ur select query as update query - my apologies !
but did u try the steps i had given u - abt calling download.cfm using href ... try it !
I had a similar problem [2 pop ups] when downloading particular file types for the first time
it gives a promt - if u say a yes for that filetype .. then after that u'll only get promted once for the attatchment.
see if it helps u as well
K'Rgds
Anand
ok i guess we went on the complicated route - if it wasnt for download
u can try this :
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled</title>
</head>
<body>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript">
<!--
window.open('http://www.ur
//-->
</SCRIPT>
<TABLE BORDER="1">
<TR>
<TD> </TD>
<TD> </TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</body>
</html>
since u mentioned u just wanted to open it
does this help ???
K'Rgds
Anand
ok i guess we went on the complicated route - if it wasnt for download
u can try this :
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled</title>
</head>
<body>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript">
<!--
window.open('http://www.ur
//-->
</SCRIPT>
<TABLE BORDER="1">
<TR>
<TD> </TD>
<TD> </TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</body>
</html>
since u mentioned u just wanted to open it
does this help ???
K'Rgds
Anand
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by: anandkpPosted on 2003-06-18 at 11:13:33ID: 8751325
try using the following code & let me know
PS : set the path for PUMPED.xls based on ur physical path or ur HDD
<!--- pass the following 2 parameters & call this file as a TAG / Include / HREF
<CFSET sPath = "C:\Clients\ProjFolder\PUM
<CFSET sfile = "PUMPED.xls"> --->
<CFHEADER NAME="content-disposition"
<!--- sfile - Name of file to be downloaded. --->
<CFCONTENT TYPE="application/octet-st
<!--- get teh physical path for the file to be downloaded. --->
K'Rgds
Anand