Thanks mate, appears that it was a browser caching issue.
Joe
Len Popp wrote:
>
> Could it be that the old files are already cached by the browser? Try
> clearing the browser's cache, and put some logging in your filter so
> you can see if the filter is actually executed when you request a
> file.
> --
> Len
>
>
> On 10/5/06, Threepwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> I am using a filter to set the content type and header to to force
>> downloading of linked files, so that they open with their registered app
>> instead of within IE. I am doing this with the following code:
>>
>> response.setContentType("application/octet-stream");
>> response.setHeader("Content-Disposition","attachment; filename=" +
>> fileName);
>>
>> It is working great for files uploaded to the server after the changes.
>> But
>> files uploaded before the changes are still either opening in the web
>> browser using the apps plugin or displaying directly in the web browser
>> usually as jumbled binary.
>> I was wondering why this is happening? I thought the filter was to apply
>> at
>> run time, so when the file is being downloaded, and thus should open as
>> the
>> newly upload files do. Thanks for the help.
>>
>> Joe
>> --
>> View this message in context:
>> http://www.nabble.com/Tomcat-Filter-Not-Retro-Active-tf2391606.html#a6667835
>> Sent from the Tomcat - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org
>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org
> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
--
View this message in context:
http://www.nabble.com/Tomcat-Filter-Not-Retro-Active-tf2391606.html#a6669356
Sent from the Tomcat - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
