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browsers display contents of JNLP instead of offering to open with JWS

 
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NetBeans created a sample HTML and JNLP files to demonstrate launching my app.

I maintain an Apache based web sever. If I put all the files on my server in a single directory it all works great. Specifically, if I click the JavaScript "Launch" button, then I get asked to start the JNLP file in webstart.
However, on my client's web server, things don't work. Instead the browser merely displays the _contents_ of the .JNLP file rather than offering to run the JNLP in Java Web Start. I get the same behavior from both Firefox and Internet Explorer.

I keep think there must be something wrong either the JNLP file or the .html file above. But I sure can't figure it out.
The only difference between the files is that I am changing "domain.com/dir" to the domain and directory to that of the server hosting the files.





the corresponding launch.jnlp file is



 
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What's the MIME type set to for JNLP files on your client's web server?
 
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That is a really a good question. I am sort of embarassed I forgot to check that. The guy with root on that server is out of town for a few days. I will update this thread when he gets back.
 
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