Downloading a file from Database [Blob field]

Question

I am trying to write an application which can upload and download files [Excel, Word etc.] to/from an Oracle 9i database Blob field. I am using Java/JSP for the same.
The upload part works just fine. However, when I try to download the file that I uploaded, I get an error.
A dialog box comes up asking me to Open/Save the file. However, when I try to save it, it says
�Internet Explorer cannot download �..tion=download&planId= testplan from localhost
Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet Site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later.�
I am using IE 6.0. I tested the same with Firefox browser and was able to download the file.
Can anyone help?
Code:
Following is the code I am using for the same.
/* Code to retrieve from Blob field */
String sqlString = "SELECT PLAN_DOCUMENT_NAME,PLAN_DOCUMENT FROM BRS_PLAN_DESCRIPTION WHERE PLAN_ID = ?";
ps = con.prepareStatement(sqlString);
ps.setString (1,planId);
rs = ps.executeQuery();
while (rs.next()) {
     fileBytes = rs.getBytes("PLAN_DOCUMENT");
     fileName = rs.getString("PLAN_DOCUMENT_NAME");
brsPlanDocument.setPlanId(planId);
brsPlanDocument.setFileName(fileName);
brsPlanDocument.setFileBytes(fileBytes);
/* Code for download */
String fileName = brsPlanDocument.getFileName();
String fileType = fileName.substring(fileName.indexOf(".")+1,fileName.length());
if (fileType.trim().equalsIgnoreCase("txt"))
     response.setContentType( "text/plain" );
else if (fileType.trim().equalsIgnoreCase("doc"))
     response.setContentType( "application/msword" );
else if (fileType.trim().equalsIgnoreCase("xls"))
     response.setContentType( "application/vnd.ms-excel" );
else if (fileType.trim().equalsIgnoreCase("pdf"))
     response.setContentType( "application/pdf" );
else if (fileType.trim().equalsIgnoreCase("ppt"))
     response.setContentType( "application/ppt" );
else
     response.setContentType( "application/octet-stream" );
response.setHeader("Content-Disposition","attachment; filename=\""+fileName+"\"");
response.setHeader("cache-control", "no-cache");
byte[] fileBytes=brsPlanDocument.getFileBytes();
ServletOutputStream outs = response.getOutputStream();
outs.write(fileBytes);
outs.flush();
outs.close();

Answer 1

Hi,
is this problem solved for you, I am also writing the java code to store different files in blob fields in database(db2udb) and allow users to open them through jsp pages. Upload seems to be working fine.....My big problem is only excel files are opened properly in both IE and Firefox. Word files, image files are not getting opened. Any suggestion as what I could be doing wrong....my jsp is kind of similar to the above one...
thanks in advace, please guide me
long pmsId = new Long(request.getParameter("pmsId")).longValue();
String fileName = request.getParameter("fileName");
int fileSeq = new Integer(request.getParameter("fileSeq")).intValue();
if(fileName.endsWith("txt")) {
response.setContentType("text/plain");
log.debug(" this is a text file");
} else if(fileName.endsWith("xls")) {
response.setContentType("application/vnd.ms-excel");
log.debug(" this is a excel file");
} else if(fileName.endsWith("gif")) {
response.setContentType("image/gif");
log.debug(" this is a image file");
} else if(fileName.endsWith("doc")) {
response.setContentType("application/msword");
log.debug(" this is a doc file");
} else if(fileName.endsWith("pdf")) {
response.setContentType("application/pdf");
log.debug(" this is a pdf file");
} else if(fileName.endsWith("ppt")) {
response.setContentType("application/ppt");
log.debug(" this is a ppt file");
} else {
response.setContentType("application/everythingelse");     
log.debug(" this is a unknown ile");
response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename="+fileName);
OutputStream out1 = response.getOutputStream();
Class.forName("com.ibm.db2.jcc.DB2Driver");
db2Conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:db2:TESTDB","db2admin","db2fv1000");
//log.debug("connection obtained");
pstmt = db2Conn.prepareStatement(" SELECT * FROM UPLOADDOCS WHERE PMSID = ? AND DOCSEQ = ? ");
//log.debug("statemenmt prepared");
pstmt.setLong(1, pmsId);
pstmt.setInt(2, fileSeq);
rs = pstmt.executeQuery();
int count = 0;
if(rs.next()){
InputStream is = rs.getBinaryStream("DOCUMENT"); //"is" is
//now the binary data
//of the file
byte[] buf = new byte[4096];
int len;
while ((len = is.read(buf)) > 0)
     out1.write(buf, 0, len);
out1.close();
out1.flush();