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Posted to user@struts.apache.org by Anjishnu Bandyopadhyay <an...@infosys.com> on 2006/03/21 11:51:25 UTC
Problem with character encoding.
Hi all,
I am generating a MS Word document through a JSP, by setting the JSP's
content type as "application/msword;".
The ".doc" that is generated contains accentuated French characters
(special French characters).
I use Websphere (WSAD) to develop the code, but use Tomcat server for
deployment & final testing.
In WSAD, the ".doc" file that is generated properly displays the special
characters. But, in Tomcat, these characters are broken (distorted).
The code snippet (in JSP) is as follows:
<%@ page language="java" contentType="application/msword; charset=UTF-8"
pageEncoding="UTF-8" %>
<%
String fileName = "abc.doc";
response.setContentType("application/msword");
response.setLocale(java.util.Locale.FRENCH);
response.setHeader("Content-Disposition","attachment;filename="+
fileName);
%>
Can anyone give me some pointer, regarding the problem might be? Am I
missing out something?
Thanks for your time.
With best regards,
Anjishnu.
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Re: Problem with character encoding.
Posted by Antonio Petrelli <br...@tariffenet.it>.
Anjishnu Bandyopadhyay ha scritto:
> Hi all,
>
> I am generating a MS Word document through a JSP, by setting the JSP's
> content type as "application/msword;".
>
Are you using a particular library to generate the file? Anyway
generating an MS Word file through JSP seems odd to me...
> The ".doc" that is generated contains accentuated French characters
> (special French characters).
> ...
>
> In WSAD, the ".doc" file that is generated properly displays the special
> characters. But, in Tomcat, these characters are broken (distorted).
>
Maybe I am missing something. Does WSAD have something native that
handles MS Word files? Because Tomcat doesn't!
Anyway, the character set (UTF-8) has nothing to do with the final
generated file (for the browser it should be a binary file, that must be
handled by a plugin or an external application).
Ciao
Antonio
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Re: Problem with character encoding.
Posted by Dave Newton <ne...@pingsite.com>.
Anjishnu Bandyopadhyay wrote:
> I am generating a MS Word document through a JSP, by setting the JSP's
> content type as "application/msword;".
>
I really don't understand why you persist in thinking that _calling_
something a Word document _makes_ it a Word document. As I have stated
several times a Word document is a _binary_file_format_.
What are you using to generate the Word document? If you're just
outputting an HTML template (e.g. a standard JSP template) you are NOT
generating a Word document. If you are using a particular library to
properly generate a Word document you'll probably want to ask on a list
for that library.
Dave
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Re: Problem with character encoding.
Posted by Dan Jas <dj...@cinci.rr.com>.
Are you using WSAD on Windows and Tomcat on Unix/Linux?
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Subject: Problem with character encoding.
Hi all,
I am generating a MS Word document through a JSP, by setting the JSP's
content type as "application/msword;".
The ".doc" that is generated contains accentuated French characters
(special French characters).
I use Websphere (WSAD) to develop the code, but use Tomcat server for
deployment & final testing.
In WSAD, the ".doc" file that is generated properly displays the special
characters. But, in Tomcat, these characters are broken (distorted).
The code snippet (in JSP) is as follows:
<%@ page language="java" contentType="application/msword; charset=UTF-8"
pageEncoding="UTF-8" %>
<%
String fileName = "abc.doc";
response.setContentType("application/msword");
response.setLocale(java.util.Locale.FRENCH);
response.setHeader("Content-Disposition","attachment;filename="+
fileName);
%>
Can anyone give me some pointer, regarding the problem might be? Am I
missing out something?
Thanks for your time.
With best regards,
Anjishnu.
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