Unwanted browser window

[stuart armstrong]

I am using the following code inside a Servlet to allow users to click on a button to download (open/save) an XML file - This works fine. However when the user clicks the download button a new browser window is opened. Is there anyway using Servlets to close this window? I thought about changing the content type then writing out some JavaScript to close the browser, however I don�t think this is possible.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

response.setContentType( "text/xml" );
response.setHeader( "Content Disposition", "attachment;filename=downloadXML.xml" );

//send the data
response.getOutputStream().println( xmlDataString );
response.getOutputStream().flush();

[Ben Souther]

Can you post the HTML for the button that the user clicks?

[stuart armstrong]

<a href='/app/downloadReports.do?ctrl=publishedReportList&action=DownloadXml¶m=0' target='_blank' title='Download Report XML'>
<img vspace='0' align='absmiddle' border='0' src='images/auditlogicon/contract.gif'>
</a>

[Darren Edwards]

Get rid of target="_blank", that is what's forcing a new window to open.

[stuart armstrong]

If I don't open a new window how would I get the servlet to redirect to the screen which has the button that the user has just clicked on?

[Darren Edwards]

I guess you have a few options;

download page being the jsp/servlet that generates the download
source page being the page with the download link/button on

- add a link on the download page to return to the source page
- have the source page and download page as the same page (when you click the download link you remain on the same page)

IMO, what you shouldn't be doing is trying to control the user's browser by closing a window.