Link to Excel files in NN 7.0

link to spreadsheet shows up as junk

[halfandhalf]

Hi there,
When I link to FILEX.xls (which contains macros) and post to server, the link works fine in IE but opens up as junk in NN. Any ideas why?

Thanks!
h+h

[choster]

Perhaps the correct MIME type is not set on the server. Be sure your web host is indicating type "application/vnd.ms-excel" for files with the .xls extension.

Briefly, the MIME type is how the server informs the browser what kind of data is coming through. For unspecified types, the browser has to guess; IE coming from Microsoft may guess that .xls is Excel, but Netscape might not-- and attempt to display the file as plain text.

Depending on what you're trying to do (i.e. if you're working mostly on the viewing end as opposed to the posting end), you can manually instruct Netscape to open .xls files using Excel by adding the MIME setting locally under Edit->Preferences->Navigator->Applications (NN4) or Edit->Preferences->Navigator->Helper Applications (NN6+).

[halfandhalf]

Thanks, I'll get our IT woman to look into the MIME setting