XP SP2 - CSV files now appear in the browser instead of download

[Guest]

We have a web application that outputs csv files (data to be loaded into
excel). Prior to the upgrade to IE version
"6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158", the csv files were available for
download. It would popup the message, you could download them and then open
them in excel. It now opens them up in the browser. The extension .csv is
associated with excel, I tried setting my host as a trusted site, turned off
the new firewall, and nothing. still shows up in the browser. I would like
to have it pop up the dialog for saving the file as it has always done.

Help!

Thanks!!!

 

[dev]

/Mark Stephan/ said:

We have a web application that outputs csv files (data to be loaded into
excel). Prior to the upgrade to IE version
"6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158", the csv files were available for
download. It would popup the message, you could download them and then open
them in excel. It now opens them up in the browser. The extension .csv is
associated with excel, I tried setting my host as a trusted site, turned off
the new firewall, and nothing. still shows up in the browser. I would like
to have it pop up the dialog for saving the file as it has always done.

Try this...
Open Windows Explorer and click on TOOLS|FOLDER OPTIONS|FILETYPE tab.

Find the .CSV entry and click on ADVANCED.

Checkmark the "confirm download" box.

 

[Guest]

Try this...
Open Windows Explorer and click on TOOLS|FOLDER OPTIONS|FILETYPE tab.

Find the .CSV entry and click on ADVANCED.

Checkmark the "confirm download" box.

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I went to the aformentioned location, and the .csv points to Excel. Under
"Open", I didn't see a "confirm download" box, but did see a "Confirm open
after download" box. That was already selected. It is still opening in the
browser.

I found a note discussing what I think may be the issue
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2brows.mspx#EGAA

That article mentions "Web developers must change their Web servers to host
files, using consistent content-type headers and file name extensions. If
this is not possible, Web developers can use the
“Content-disposition=attachment" HTTP header to directly send the file to its
extension handler rather than to the MIME handler. Note that file downloads
with the “Content-disposition=attachment†header will prompt the user to open
or save the file."

Not sure if I know what that means... Can anyone explain that to me?

THANKS!

 

[Guest]

I am having the same problems as Mark, and the folder options are already set
as indicated below. I would like some help in resolving this problem

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Well, I'm sure you know you have the option, once the *.csv file is viewed
in the browser, to use File menu, Save, to acquire a copy.

That said, if you have some special reason to disable this feature, I think
you would have to give up the setting to view Office filetypes in general,
or give up the Excel association, at least.

Stopping the browser from opening office types is fairly simple. Q162059 -
Office Documents Open in Internet Explorer:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q162/0/59.asp

Removing the csv association has been lined out previously. (any file with
no association is downloaded by default)

It might be worth mentioning that giving up an association is really not
that destructive to function, it simply takes away a doubleclick default.
OpenWith is always available.

 

[Navid]

I solved this issue by leaving all associations intact and renaming
the regkey

HKLM\Software\Classes\Excel.CSV to something else. This restored the
previous functionality of prompting you to open/save the file, opening
it displays it properly in excel (if you already deleted the
association, simply recreate it from explorer->Tools...)

Regards,
Navid A.

 

[Navid]

Leaving existing associations intact and rename the regkey
"HKLM\Software\Classes\Excel.CSV" to something else (add a few
underscores after CSV).

This restored the previous functionality of prompting you to open/save
the CSV file, opening it displays it properly in excel (if you already
deleted the association, simply recreate it from explorer->Tools...)

Regards,
Navid A.