Re^2: Openning XML in Excel using CGI

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You are correct, the users on on Windows.

I'm not explicitly setting a file extension or name. Using vnd.ms-excel, it comes through as the name of my CGI with .xls tacked on the end.

The 'Open' menu is what's giving me the touble.

Most of my users are on Excel 2002, SP3. But this may not always be the case.

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Re^3: Openning XML in Excel using CGI by BaldPenguin (Friar) on Nov 29, 2006 at 12:44 UTC
Try changing the file extension or explicitly setting it to 'xml'. Then try double-clicking as well to see how that works. Are you actually using SpreadSheetML or just simple xml? My results didn't improve in this respect until I started using SpreadSheetML (xlxml). Excel 2002 should recognize the .xml extension for it's file, while 2003 prefers .xlxml. Don WHITEPAGES.COM \| INC Everything I've learned in life can be summed up in a small perl script!	[reply]
Re^4: Openning XML in Excel using CGI by rashley (Scribe) on Nov 29, 2006 at 13:33 UTC
I'm using simple xml, and I'm not sure how to explicitly set the filename. Double-clicking what? It's a submit button that triggers the whole thing.	[reply]
Re^5: Openning XML in Excel using CGI by BaldPenguin (Friar) on Nov 29, 2006 at 17:39 UTC
By double-clicking, I mean to save the file to disk and then dbl-clk in the Windows Explorer. Don WHITEPAGES.COM \| INC Everything I've learned in life can be summed up in a small perl script!	[reply]
Re^6: Openning XML in Excel using CGI by rashley (Scribe) on Nov 30, 2006 at 08:01 UTC
Re^7: Openning XML in Excel using CGI by BaldPenguin (Friar) on Nov 30, 2006 at 10:48 UTC
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