While saving the output from Conc Prog it saves in .PCL instead of .XLS

Question

Hi,
I have one concurrent program which gives Excel Output directly without using XML Publisher.
Using following Link I have designed the same.
[http://knoworacle.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/excel-output-directly-from-oracle-application-concurrent-request-output/]
Here it is giving problem when I click View Output Button after runing the concurrent request.
It should Open and Save the file with .XLS format. Instead of that it is taking .PCL format to save.
Please help me to get the file in .XLS and save it to local system.
Thanks
Alaka

Answer 1

Alaka wrote:
Hi,
I have one concurrent program which gives Excel Output directly without using XML Publisher.
Using following Link I have designed the same.
[http://knoworacle.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/excel-output-directly-from-oracle-application-concurrent-request-output/]
Here it is giving problem when I click View Output Button after runing the concurrent request.
It should Open and Save the file with .XLS format. Instead of that it is taking .PCL format to save.
Please help me to get the file in .XLS and save it to local system.
Thanks
AlakaPerhaps you included the optional step 4 in your coding...
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4. Hijack one of the little used Viewer Options (PCL) so that we can get the Concurrent Request output browser to automatically open Microsoft Excel. Note this is optional, you can just create a new Viewer Option but then you may get the “Choose Viewer” box when viewing concurrent request output. NB: Navigation path is System Administrator, Install, Viewer Options
update fnd_mime_types_tl
set    mime_type = ‘application/vnd.ms-excel’
,      description = ‘Excel (SYLK) used to be application/vnd.hp-PCL: Printer Control Language’
,      last_updated_by = 0
,      last_update_date = sysdate
where  file_format_code = ‘PCL’
and    mime_type = ‘application/vnd.hp-PCL’;
commit;