Configure IE to display XML?

[Dmitry Melnik]

I have a page which should generate a plain XML, and it does. It looks like a blank page in IE, but when I do "View Source" in the browser -- the XML looks perfect. What should be done to have the page look in the browser as an XML file, rather than a blank screen? Thanks.
[ February 24, 2004: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]

[Bear Bibeault]

Hmmm, clearly not a JSP issue. I guess the HTML/Javascript forum is as close as we have to a 'browser problems' forum, so I'm moving this topic there.
I've also taken the liberty of changing the subject so you'll get more on-topic hits.
[ February 24, 2004: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]

[Dmitry Melnik]

I do not think it's a browser configuration issue, since I can view other XML files. I belive it's about the way the page being generated.

[Bear Bibeault]

Then perhaps Eric could move this to the XML forum for you.

[Lasse Koskela]

My guess would be that the web server is missing a MIME type mapping from .xml to "text/xml", which causes IE to try interpreting the file as a malformed "text/html".

[Ko Ko Naing]

Originally posted by Lasse Koskela:
My guess would be that the web server is missing a MIME type mapping from .xml to "text/xml", which causes IE to try interpreting the file as a malformed "text/html".

Then we need to know which web server Dmitry Melnik is using... But he said that he can view other XML pages. If so, I think the problem is with the page itself... Maybe in DOCTYPE of the XML page? I'm not sure...
Dmitry Melnik, why don't u provide us the content of that XML page so that we can help you more efficiently....

[Elliotte Rusty Harold]

I agree. This is most likely a problem with MIME types. See Item 45: "Pick the correct MIME media type"

[Pradeep bhatt]

I have problem configuring netscape with XML. How do I do that?

[Ko Ko Naing]

Originally posted by Pradeep Bhat:
I have problem configuring netscape with XML. How do I do that?

Hi Pradeep,
What kind of configuration problem? Doesn't it show the contents properly or sthing?

[Pradeep bhatt]

Doesn't it show the contents properly or sthing?

It displays the XML as plain text.

[Lasse Koskela]

Originally posted by Pradeep Bhat:
It displays the XML as plain text.

And what it should display?
Also, if the browser is supposed to do XSL transformation, could you post the beginning of your XML document which contains the reference to the stylesheet.