Open attachment

Question

Hi,
          I am using a servlet to open attachment in JavaMail. Part of the servlet
          I deal with attachment part is as following:
          if(disposition.equals(mbp.ATTACHMENT)) //mbp
          is MimeBodyPart object
          ServletOutputStream out =
          httpResponse.getOutputStream();
          InputStream is = mbp.getInputStream();
          filename = mbp.getFileName();
          try{
          ContentType ct = new
          ContentType(sct);
          httpResponse.setContentType(ct.getBaseType());
          catch (ParseException pe)
          pe.printStackTrace();
          httpResponse.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;
          filename="+filename);
          Read file content.........
          Here is the problem I am having now: In IE, when click on attachment
          link, an Open/Save as dialog will be poped up. If select Save As option,
          the default filename appeared in the Save as dialog box is my servlet
          name and the file type is .html, the content in this file is my current
          html page, instead of real attached file content. But it is ok to open
          the file, the content is attached file content.
          Any body has any good suggestions?
          Thanks.
          Meian
          

Answer 1

Hi Daniel
Assuming you still have PowerPoint installed on your system, drag the attached file out of the mail window onto the desktop. Select the file by clicking on it once in the Finder then select Get info from the File menu. Click the disclousure triangle to expand the Open with: section if it is not already showing. Use the pop up menu to choose PowerPoint, use the last 'Other...' option if PowerPoint is not listed and navigate to it through the standard browse dialogue box. (Select 'Enable ALL applications.' if necessary)
Click Add when you find PowerPoint.
This will relink this file to open with PowerPoint by default in the future.
To make all documents with the same extension (.pps) also open with PowerPoint by default, click the 'Change All...' button in the Get info window.
Cheers, Stephen.
Edit: Yeah, what Jeff said. (Note to self: Must be more concise...) lol