CSV and XLS (was Re: How to make IE accept it is NOT the default browser?)

From: Brian R (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/02/04 

Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 11:41:13 -0700

Ramesh,

Reading your reply (cut&pasted below), can you help us
with a problem.

I'm developing a website for IE and I have a log file
that is a .csv file that is linked to for download.
However, when it is downloaded and selected to save NOT
open, it saves it as a .xls file. I need it to download
as a csv file. But if you select open, it opens it in
excel as a csv file and allows you save as a csv. Also,
when the path to the file is typed in the Address Bar
instead of clicking on a link, the dialogue box that asks
you to save or open pops up, but either choices leads to
an error saying it can't open or save the file. Which is
odd because the file IS there and perfectly fine but will
only download if you click a link. I know this is a
browser issue because everything I just described works
perfectly in Firefox. Any solutions or suggestions would
be much appreciated. Thanks so much.
Regards,

Brian L. Rohler
Technical Advisor
brian.l.rohler@delphi.com
>-----Original Message-----
>Here you go!
>
>How to configure Internet Explorer to open Office
documents in the appropriate Office program instead of in
Internet Explorer:
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=162059
>
>Note that .CSV also opens with Excel.
>
>--
>Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP Shell/User
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-
us/gp/gpref.asp
>
>"Shakey" <shakey@sonic.net> wrote in message news:%
23J$FNereEHA.396@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>Sorry PA Bear but I miss your point.
>No third party plugin is necessary to download .CSV
files in any browser to
>my knowledge. Also other users download this file
successfully using IE6.
>Are you saying that something in my Netscape
program "not active" is causing
>the problem in IE6?
>Mel S.
>"PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org> wrote in message
>news:erPASEpeEHA.1356@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303401
>> --
>> HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
>>
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
>>
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>>
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>>
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/privacy/spyware.mspx
>>
>> Shakey wrote:
>> > If I click on the "download data" button on the site
the csv file starts
>> > downloading but never completes forcing me to ctrl-
alt-del. The same
>> > button in Netscape downloads the csv file without
further prompts and
>> > opens it in Excel.
>> > In neither program am I prompted "file or open".
>> > Mel S.
>> > "Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org>
wrote in message
>> > news:OfUuCSQeEHA.2440@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> > Mel,
>> >
>> > The File associations are modified by the browser
you install and the OS
>> > takes those values.What happens when you try to
download the file ..CSV
>> > format? Do you get a Open/Save as prompt?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>> > Windows XP Shell/User
>> > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>> >
>> > Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
>> >
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-
us/gp/gpref.asp
>> >
>> > "Shakey" <shakey@sonic.net> wrote in message
>> > news:OPkHRuNeEHA.3732@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> > Could you please tell me more about your comment
>> > "Next, it's the duty of your alternate browser to
handle the file
>> > associations."
>> > I thought that file associations were handled by the
operating system,
>Win
>> > 98SE for me, but I can not download some .CSV files
in IE6 that I can in
>> > NS. Thank you
>> > Mel S.
>> >
>> > "Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org>
wrote in message
>> > news:O128MOwdEHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > Normanw,
>> >
>> > Open Internet Explorer, Tools, Internet Options.
>> > In the Programs tab, uncheck the option "Internet
Explorer should check
>to
>> > see........."
>> >
>> > Next, it's the duty of your alternate browser to
handle the file
>> > associations.
>>
>
>
>.
>

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