[PJUG Javamail] downloading file from JEE server app to client

[Chris Foster]

As David stated, create a servlet to return the file data in the  
response stream.  But the key to making this work is setting the  
content type. If you set the content type in the HttpResponse, the  
browser will handle the file according to it's normal rules for that  
type. In other words, if you set the content type properly, the  
browser will treat your servlet like a normal file. Then you can  
present a link to the file, do an Ajax call, or whatever.

- Chris

On Aug 3, 2009, at 9:07 AM, David Mirly <mirly at comcast.net> wrote:

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