MIME Types for MS-Excel and MS-Word (Free)
ASP Server Behavior for Dreamweaver UltraDev

written by Pete Erwin
March 21, 2002

Overview:
These are nothing fancy, just simple shortcuts to change the MIME Type or Response.ContentType in your ASP page. Doing so will load the page in a Web browser as an Excel or Word document. The user can then save the document as Excel or Word directly from their Web browser.

Disclaimer:
Not all versions & platforms of Web browsers handle MIME types exactly the same and the user can edit their browser's MIME type configuration. So it helps to know your audience!

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MIME Type for MS-Excel

Instructions:
1) Insert the MIME Type - Excel server behavior
2) Upload page and view in Web browser. Your page should look like an Excel spreadsheet.

Suggestions:
Create a table with two rows (column names & data) and then map data bindings from your recordset. Then repeat the rows using UltraDev's Repeat Region server behavior.

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Once installed:

View ASP and HTML code generated using this server behavior extension.
You can copy and paste the code into your ASP page without using UltraDev.

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MIME Type for MS-Word

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View ASP and HTML code generated using this server behavior extension.
You can copy and paste the code into your ASP page without using UltraDev.

Feedback:
Feel free to send us comments & suggestions.