What Is Correct Content-Type for Excel Files? [Duplicate]
I Want Excel Files on a Website to Open in Excel When Clicked, Not Get Saved on Desktop, or Get Opened Embedded in a Browser Etc. Now Obviously It All Depends...
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I want excel files on a website to open in Excel when clicked, not get saved on desktop, or get opened embedded in a browser etc. Now obviously it all depends on how everything is configured for each user, but what's the best Content-Type and other settings to achieve just that most of the time?
For BIFF .xls files
application/vnd.ms-excel
For Excel2007 and above .xlsx files
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
application/vnd.ms-excel
vnd class/ vendor specific
Do keep in mind that the file.getContentType could also output application/octet-stream instead of the required application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet when you try to upload the file that is already open.
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