Returning csv from jsp page

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Chris - 05 Feb 2006 21:45 GMT

My webapp needs to return a dynamically-generated .csv file to the user. I
can create a .jsp page that returns the csv, and I add <%@ page
contentType="text/csv" %> to the top of the page to specify the mimetype.
When I click on a link that points to the page, the browser (IE) correctly
asks whether to open or save the file.

Here's the problem: the filename it suggests has a .jsp extension, not a
.csv extension. How can I change this?

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SMC - 05 Feb 2006 23:53 GMT

> My webapp needs to return a dynamically-generated .csv file to the user.
> I can create a .jsp page that returns the csv, and I add <%@ page
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> Here's the problem: the filename it suggests has a .jsp extension, not a
> .csv extension. How can I change this?

response.setHeader("Content-disposition","attachment;filename=\"blah.csv\"");

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Roedy Green - 06 Feb 2006 02:47 GMT

> <%@ page
>contentType="text/csv" %> t

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/http.html
for a mini guide to the http headers.

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