Error Exporting Table Content into Excel

Question

Hi there,
I have code that reads a TableView and exports its content into excel file. The code is running right now in an iView that is stored in a protal role. The code has been developed using PDK. I'm running portal 6.0 SP16.
Here is what the code does:
1. Reads the content of the table and stores it in an HSSFSheet inside an HSSFWorkbooK object.
2. Gets HttpServletResponse from the portal request and updates its content type and headers
HttpServletResponse response = ((IPortalComponentRequest)getRequest()).getServletResponse(true);
response.setContentType("application/vnd.ms-excel");
response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachement;filename="EmployeeEntitlementRpt.xls"");
3. Writes the excel file to the response output stream.
ServletOutputStream fileOut = null;
try{
     fileOut = response.getOutputStream();
     wb.write(fileOut);
     fileOut.close();
} catch(IOException ie){
     throw new PortalRuntimeException("IOException when getting output steam from response, writing to the outputstream or closing it.", ie);
The code gives me the following error message, if invoked from the iview inside the detailed navigation.
<b>"Internet Explorer cannot download ...ge!2fcom.sap.portal.innerpage from portald.global.ad
Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later."</b>
However, when I navigate to the same iView and open it in a new window, the code functions as expected.
This is the URL to the iView when opened inside the detailed navigation: https://companyserver.global.ad/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtpos/pcd!253aportal!255fcontent!252fevery!255fuser!252fgeneral!252fdefaultDesktop!252fframeworkPages!252fframeworkpage!252fcom!252esap!252eportal!252einnerpage!7b!3b2!7d.com!252esap!252eportal!252edynamicNavigationArea!7bHideMode!7d_com!252esap!252eportal!252etargetsiView!7bHideMode!7d_com!252esap!252eportal!252etargetsiView!255f!7bHideMode!7d-/prttarget/com!252enexeninc!252etots!252eiv_entitlement_report.content/prteventname/HtmlbEvent/prtroot/pcd!3aportal_content!2fevery_user!2fgeneral!2fdefaultDesktop!2fframeworkPages!2fframeworkpage!2fcom.sap.portal.innerpage
This is the URL to the iView when opened in a new window:
https://companyserver.global.ad/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.portal.pagebuilder.iviewmodeproxy?iview_id=pcd%3aportal_content/com.nexeninc.fld_nexen_content/fld_all_users/fld_time_off_tracking/fld_administrators/com.nexeninc.tots.ro_administrator/com.nexeninc.tots.ws_user_components/com.nexeninc.portal.navigation.ws_my_workspace_my_applications/com.nexeninc.portal.navigation.ws_my_workspace/fld_general_applications/fld_track_time_off/fld_admin/com.nexeninc.tots.iv_entitlement_report&iview_mode=default

Answer 1

Hi,
In the iView properties, for the property Entry Point, mark the property as yes instead of the default no. May be this could help u.
Regards,
Sujana