problem with browser

[kiran kumar]

sir,i cannot able to open the power point ans excel files in browser
ehn i refer them in the <href> to the server.i am a software developer
doing project in jsp with tomcat.in my application i got some
filenames when the user click on the link that file will be played in
the new browser window.all image files can be displyed and word
documents also working the only problem with power point and excel
files.when I click its displaying some special charactes only.If type
the actual physical path on the browser then it can open directly but
when i refer through hyper link its giving me the problem.
I am using IE6 and tomcat5.
please help me to solve my problem.
i dont know whether this is sever or browser problem.but i deployed in
other server than tomcat also giving the same problem
I dont know what to do?Please help me

 

[Rob Schneider]

Surely nothing to do with server. Probably due to to file associations
in client's Windows for *.ppt files. Search in Windows Help for words
"file association".

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms