Unable to save the data in a .CSV format

Question

Hi All,
I am trying to pull some data with the help of the sql query from the database and then trying to save this string of data in csv file by using the following code as shown below.The problem iam facing here is that while the file Save as window opens stating to be saved as .CSV format but when i try to save it ,it doesnt givme a csv option ,only html option appears.Can any one help me on this..,,,,,,,,,,,,?
<%@include file="jtfincl.jsp" %>
<%@page session="false" %>
<%@page import="java.io.PrintWriter"%>
<%@page import="oracle.apps.ibe.util.RequestCtx"%>
<%@page import="oracle.apps.iri.iribe.postsales.IrIbeOrderSearch"%>
<%@page import="oracle.apps.ibe.util.*" %>
<%@page import="java.io.IOException" %>
<%
pageContext.setAttribute("_securePage", "true", PageContext.REQUEST_SCOPE);
pageContext.setAttribute("_guestNotAllowed", "true", PageContext.REQUEST_SCOPE);
pageContext.setAttribute("_unapprovedNotAllowed", "true", PageContext.REQUEST_SCOPE);
RequestCtx rCtx = RequestCtx.start(request, response);
int status = Session.checkContextValues(request, response);
if(RequestCtx.userIsAnonymous()) {
signin(out, pageContext, request, response, false);
return;
// Set the response type which in this case will be a .csv file
response.setContentType("application/csv");
response.setHeader("Content-disposition","attachment;filename=SearchResults.csv");
String queryStartDate = request.getParameter("queryStartDate");
String queryEndDate = request.getParameter("queryEndDate");
String queryField = request.getParameter("queryField");
String queryOperator = request.getParameter("queryOperator");
String queryValue = request.getParameter("queryValue");
String queryOrderByField = request.getParameter("queryOrderByField");
String showOpenOrdersOnly = request.getParameter("showOpenOrdersOnly");
IrIbeOrderSearch orderSearch = new IrIbeOrderSearch(
queryStartDate,
queryEndDate,
queryField,
queryOperator,
queryValue,
queryOrderByField,
showOpenOrdersOnly
orderSearch.initialise();
java.util.ArrayList results = orderSearch.getItemTrackerSearchResults();
     out.println("The result array size is======="+results.size()) ;
// Output the results as the page resonse as a csv file
     try
write(results, response.getWriter());
     catch(exception e)
     out.println("The stack trace is======="+e.printStackTrace()) ;
     if(IBE_logEnabled) IBEUtil.log("iribeCOtdOrdSearchExport.jsp","Inside the exception"+e.toString);
%>
<%!
* This method will take a ResultSet and JspWriter object and print out the details of the ResultSet as a
* comma seperated value file.
* @param results
* @param writer
public static void write(java.util.ArrayList results, PrintWriter writer) {
if(results == null || results.size() == 0) {
writer.print("No Data Available");
return;
String [] data = null;
String output = "";
          if(IBE_logEnabled) IBEUtil.log("iribeCOtdOrdSearchExport.jsp","Inside the write method");
for(int i = 0; i < results.size(); i++) {
data = (String []) results.get(i);
output = "";
for(int j = 0; j < data.length; j++) {
// If its not the last column
if(j != data.length - 1) {
output += formatField(data[j]) + ",";
// If it is the last column
} else {
output += formatField(data[j]);
writer.println(output);
writer.flush();
* Format a string value so that it becomes a valid field in a .csv file. This involves making sure that any null
* data is treated as an empty string, that any quotes are padded and if the file contains any commas that the
* field is surrounded by quotes.
* @param value
private static String formatField(String value) {
String output = null;
// Check for null values
if(value == null) {
output = "";
} else {
output = value;
// Pad any existing quotes
output = output.replaceAll("\"", "\"\"");
// If there is a space or commas then add surrounding quotes
if(output.startsWith(" ") || output.endsWith(" ") || output.indexOf(",") != -1) {
output = "\"" + output + "\"";
return output;
%>
<%!
void signin(
JspWriter out,
PageContext pageContext,
HttpServletRequest request,
HttpServletResponse response,
boolean reauth
) throws IOException, SQLException, FrameworkException {
String query = IBEUtil.passQueryString(request, null).toString();
String uri = request.getRequestURI();
String targetJsp = uri.substring(uri.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
String ref = null;
if ("true".equals(pageContext.getAttribute("_securePage", PageContext.REQUEST_SCOPE))) {
ref = RequestCtx.getSecureFormAction(targetJsp);
} else {
ref = RequestCtx.getNonSecureFormAction(targetJsp);
if(!query.equals("")) {
ref = oracle.apps.jtf.util.Utils.encode(ref + "?" + query);
String redirect = RequestCtx.getSecureURL("ibeCAcpSSOLogin.jsp", "ref=" + ref + (reauth ? "&reauth=t" : ""));
// don't add the ref if the session expired and restarted
RequestCtx rCtx = RequestCtx.getRequestCtx();
if(rCtx.startRequestException!=null) {
redirect = RequestCtx.getSecureURL("ibeCAcpSSOLogin.jsp", "ibe_se=t"+(reauth ? "&reauth=t" : ""));
RequestCtx.end(request);
response.sendRedirect(redirect);
regds
manish
%>

Answer 1

This would occur if you were using IE and the requested URL doesn't contain the filename part. The real web browsers would pick up the filename from the response header flawlessly.
Having said that, this kind of logic doesn't belong in a JSP. Use Java classes (Servlet, Bean, DAO). Further on, JSP/Servlet related questions should be posted in the JSP/Servlet forum.