functionality retrieves file from dbase using hibernate and dialog box appears promting user to open save or cancel...........now the problem:
save it in the system and open the file .....its fine
BUT open the file straight from the dialog box then the appropriate application is triggered but the file is empty...eg if its a txt file then notepad opens it but there is nothing displayed.Here's the code in the action class:
public ActionForward downloadById(ActionMapping mapping,
ActionForm form,
HttpServletRequest request,
HttpServletResponse response)
throws Exception {
String fileId=request.getParameter(FILE_ID);
ServiceFactory factory=ServiceFactory.getServiceFactory();
FileBusinessService fileService=(FileBusinessService)factory.getService(FileBusinessService.class);
File file=fileService.retrieveFile(fileId);
String fileName=file.getName();
byte[] fileArray=file.getContent();
String fileType = fileName.substring(fileName.indexOf(".")+1,fileName.length());
setContentTypeHelper(response,fileType,fileName);//see down
ServletOutputStream outStream = response.getOutputStream();
outStream.write(fileArray);
outStream.flush();
outStream.close();
return mapping.findForward("find");
}
private void setContentTypeHelper(HttpServletResponse response,String fileType,String fileName){
if (fileType.trim().equalsIgnoreCase("txt")){
response.setContentType( "text/plain" );
}else if (fileType.trim().equalsIgnoreCase("doc")){
response.setContentType( "application/msword" );
}else if (fileType.trim().equalsIgnoreCase("xls")){
response.setContentType( "application/vnd.ms-excel" );
}else if (fileType.trim().equalsIgnoreCase("pdf")){
response.setContentType( "application/pdf" );
}else if (fileType.trim().equalsIgnoreCase("ppt")){
response.setContentType( "application/ppt" );
}else{
response.setContentType( "application/octet-stream" );
}
response.setHeader("Content-Disposition","attachment; filename=\""+fileName+"\"");
response.setHeader("cache-control", "no-cache");
}
ANY IDEA??