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POWhy download popup window in browser not showing up when using JAX-RS v.s. standard servlet?
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copied!<p>When I try using <code>standard servlet approach</code>, in my browser the popup window shows up asking me whether to open .xls file or save it.</p> <p>I tried the exactly same code via <code>JAX-RS</code> and <strong>the browser popup won't show up somehow.</strong> Has anyone encounter this?</p> <p><strong>JAX-RS way that won't display popup:</strong></p> <pre><code>@Path("excellaTest") public class ExcellaTestResource { @Context private UriInfo context; @Context private HttpServletResponse response; @Context private HttpServletRequest request; public ExcellaTestResource() { } @Path("horizontalProcess") @GET //@Produces("application/vnd.ms-excel") @Produces("application/vnd.ms-excel") public void getProcessHorizontally() { try { URL templateFileUrl = this.getClass().getResource("myExcelTemplate.xls"); String templateFilePath = URLDecoder.decode(templateFileUrl.getPath(), "UTF-8"); String outputFileDir = "MasatoExcelHorizontalOutput"; ReportProcessor reportProcessor = new ReportProcessor(); ReportBook outputBook = new ReportBook(templateFilePath, outputFileDir, ExcelExporter.FORMAT_TYPE); ReportSheet outputSheet = new ReportSheet("myExcelSheet"); outputBook.addReportSheet(outputSheet); reportProcessor.addReportBookExporter(new OutputStreamExporter(response)); reportProcessor.process(outputBook); System.out.println("done!!"); } catch(Exception e) { System.out.println(e); } return; } }//end class class OutputStreamExporter extends ReportBookExporter { private HttpServletResponse response; public OutputStreamExporter(HttpServletResponse response) { this.response = response; } //ReportProcessor output() //This method is call when ReportProcessor process() is invoked. //The Workbook from POI API can be used to write to stream @Override public void output(Workbook book, BookData bookdata, ConvertConfiguration configuration) throws ExportException { //TODO write to stream try { response.setContentType("application/vnd.ms-excel"); response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=masatoExample.xls"); book.write(response.getOutputStream()); response.getOutputStream().close(); System.out.println("booya!!"); } catch(Exception e) { System.out.println(e); } } }//end class </code></pre>

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