RE: [phpesp-dev] Re: Re: Export Download

[Kon A. <an...@cp...>]

Thanks for that,

I'll keep it in mind

Kon



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Gregg [mailto:gr...@mu...]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 12:48 PM
> To: Kon Angelopoulos; php...@li...
> Subject: RE: [phpesp-dev] Re: Re: Export Download
>
>
> Ok, lets see if this thing can reply just once this time.  Serves
> me right
> using Beta software.
>
> I'm cool with Thrusday.
> One other thing to try in your testing.  Past dealings with pushing files
> to IE lead me to belive that it may ignore mime-types and go
> strictly with
> filename extentions.  So try changing the extention around and
> see what the
> browsers do.  For example try sending the filename as
> "somthing.doc" with a
> csv mime-type.  I bet IE will associate it with Word.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> --On Wednesday, March 27, 2002 12:34:20 PM +1100 Kon Angelopoulos
> <an...@cp...> wrote:
>
> > 	Excellent,
> >
> > 	This is exactly the same process I took, that's why I said that it
> > 	may not be a valid type. However, having tested your original patch,
> > which used a Content_Type of text/plain-text,
> > 	on IE5, IE5.5, IE6, Netscape 4.72, Netscape 6.2.1,
> > 	I found no problem with it. All presented the save as dialog box and
> > downloaded the file correctly.
> >
> > 	I can certainly perform the same tests using application/x-csv and
> > text/comma-separated-values
> > 	and see how I go with them.
> > 	I'll present the results to the list on Thursday night
> (that's Aussie
> > time) and we can take it from there.
> >
> > 	Would everyone be cool with that?
> >
> > 	If anyone can do it before then let me know.
> >
> > Kon
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Matthew Gregg [mailto:gr...@mu...]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 12:14 PM
> >> To: Kon Angelopoulos; php...@li...
> >> Subject: RE: [phpesp-dev] Re: Re: Export Download
> >>
> >>
> >> This is turning into a difficult question indeed :)
> >>
> >> The /etc/mime.types file on my box lists this:
> >> text/comma-separated-values
> >>
> >> The Official listing of Media(mime) Types at IANA
> >> http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/media-types/media-types
> >> list no CVS type at all, but does list
> >> test/tab-separated-values
> >> which is where I'm assuming text/comma-separate-values derives from.
> >>
> >> The RFC on the MIME Information Page
> >> http://www.hunnysoft.com/mime/
> >> List no such mime type and suggest the following:
> >>
> >> "Unrecognized subtypes of "text" should be treated as subtype "plain"
> >> as long as the MIME implementation knows how to handle the charset.
> >> Unrecognized subtypes which also specify an unrecognized charset
> >> should be treated as "application/octet- stream"."
> >>
> >> A thread on Google groups
> >> http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&frame=right&th=c4a57c10fa3fd
> >> a60&seekm
> >> =Pine.GHP.4.21.0011201856130.3313-100000%40hpplus03.cern.ch#link1
> >>
> >> suggests text/comma-separated-values over application/octet-stream.
> >>
> >> Argh...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --On Wednesday, March 27, 2002 10:04:49 AM +1100 Kon Angelopoulos
> >> <an...@cp...> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I totally agree
> >> > I just don't think application/x-csv is a valid type
> >> >
> >> > Kon
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: Matthew Gregg [mailto:gr...@mu...]
> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 9:32 AM
> >> >> To: Kon Angelopoulos; php...@li...
> >> >> Subject: RE: [phpesp-dev] Re: Re: Export Download
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> But what if I'm not importing into Excel?  I would prefer a
> >> more generic
> >> >> mime type.  Unless of course "application/x-csv" is totally wrong.
> >> >>
> >> >> --On Wednesday, March 27, 2002 09:25:18 AM +1100 Kon Angelopoulos
> >> >> <an...@cp...> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Guys,
> >> >> >
> >> >> >     the prefered mime type for excel is: application/vnd.ms-excel
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Kon
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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> >>
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