Re: eps-Files will be downloaded as ps-Files

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From: Juhani (juhani_at_nospam.discussions.com)
Date: 03/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 12:41:33 +0200

I've just seen a later comment that there already was a statement for .pps
files and that *removing* it (not replacing it) meant that when clicked "IE
prompts you to Open / Save etc so the user can then save to his desktop as a
PPS".

It's worth looking at this file at least for *possible* help with your
problem.

Juhani

"Juhani" <juhani@nospam.discussions.com> wrote in message
news:e%23pBoZ6KFHA.3132@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> It's possible that this is similar to the situation with pps and ppt files
> where users saved pps files to a WSS document library and they were opened
> as ppt files.
>
> The solution to that was
>
>
> 1. In IIS Administrative Console snap-in, right click the entire server
> and
>
> select Properties.
>
> 2. On the "Internet Information Services" tab, click the "MIME Types"
>
> button.
>
> 3. Add a new MIME type.
>
> 4. In the Extension box, type ".pps" (without the quotation marks), and
>
> then in the "Content type (MIME)" box, type "application/vnd.ms-pps"
>
> (without the quotation marks).
>
> 5. Click OK, and then restart IIS.
>
>
>
> You could try something similar for your eps / ps problem maybe.
>
>
>
> Juhani
>
>
> "f.grasel" <fgrasel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:71655B2E-3EAE-40CA-B0BB-FE8B68349E14@microsoft.com...
>> Hello!
>>
>> Has anyone already had the same problem? eps-Files are stored as
>> eps-Files
>> (with the correct extension) in SharePoint Document Libraries but when
>> you
>> want to download an eps-file the Internet Explorer (v.6.0) prompts you
>> the
>> download mask with the possibility to save it as an .ps-File.
>> Like you can imagine I would be very happy if IE would give my users the
>> possiblity to save it as an eps-File....
>
>

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