PDF force download via jsp not possible in IE ??????????????

Question

Hi guys,
          I am providing a jsp page which when displayed will prompt the user to Open or Save or Cancel on a PDF file. For some reason, the code is not working in Internet Explorer. Its working in Opera, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox. But not working in IE. However, in my organisation, only IE is used. Therefore its paramount that it works in IE. Pls help me.
          Im attatching the snnipet of code that i am using.
          <%@ page language="java"%>
          <%@ page import="java.io.*"%>
          <%
          File file = new File ("C:\\Documents\\List.pdf");
          response.setContentType ("application/pdf");
          response.setHeader ("Content-disposition", "attachment; filename=List.pdf");
          BufferedInputStream in = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(file));
          ServletOutputStream outs = response.getOutputStream();
          byte bytes[] = new byte[4096];
          int i = 0;
          try
          while ((i = in.read(bytes,0,4096)) != -1)
          outs.write(bytes,0,i);
          catch (IOException ioe)
          ioe.printStackTrace();
          in.close();
          outs.flush();
          outs.close();
          %>
          The problem is as follows:
          The name of the jpf that forwards the requet to the jsp is DownloadPDFController.jsp and the url in IE comes as http://localhost:8053/downloads/DownloadPDFController.jpf
          Now, when this jpf runs and the control comes to the jsp, the pop-up box comes with three options Open, Save and Cancel. But the name of the file to be saved is not the PDF file but the jpf file that is displaying the file.
          This means that what actually is happening is that , the pop download box is coming with the name DownloadPDFController.jpf. I cant understand why its trying to save the JPF.
          The funny bit is that this happens only in IE and not in any other browser.
          Please help !!
          Thanks guys,
          Nikhil

Answer 1

Put this at start:
          out.clear();
          if it does not work then... are you using post or get... use Post if you are using get...