Uploaded files to Publisher not generating "save as" dialog

Question

I've created an "events" portlet in publisher where users can upload an .ics calendar file, however when the file link is clicked it opens the content in the browser window, but I need it to open the "save as/open" dialog.
I've experimented with moving the file around on our server that houses publisher and it seems that the "save as/open" dialog comes up as long as the file isn't in the /ptcs folder. I looked around for Publisher mime-type settings and haven't found one that declares what files open in what ways.
Anyone run into this before or have any suggestions?
I've created a support ticket for this and will post whatever solution we come up with.

Answer 1

The root of the webservers changes from server to server and
sometimes it depends on the path you run webserver exe.
The best i have found to overcome this kind of problems is by
using getResourceAstream() method which basically looks at classpath locations only, but still this has some problems like it should kept at the
specified classpath becoz the getResourceAsStrem() method is not static
method and it always associated with the class object and the file
accessing also should be in the same package/classpath.
by using getResourceastream you cannot look at other places (except classpaths)
and this should be used only if you looking for .properites definitions.
the Second best method is
see you have a file called "context.txt" right
before you create a file, first create a directory at the root, let say
"\tmp"
and then create a file \tmp\context.txt
and then open an output stream to it either using fileoutputstreamm...
and then write all output content to servlet/client output stream.
this will be the best becoz you are specifying the "\" the root
and this is common for all operating systems and definitely it will create at the root directory either serverroot or harddiskdrives root
so you will never missout and the exceptin will also not comes along the way
cheers..
if you get new thing , let me know
bye
with regards
Lokesh T.C