firefox is not opening an open office .ods file properly whereas other browsers do. any advice??
my website has an .ods file i upload. recently when i hit the link firefox opens it and is garbage like:
�.���?���mimetypeapplication/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheetPK???��?��қ�H������������?���Configurations2/floater/PK???�???�қ�H������������'���Configurations2/accelerator/current.xml?�PK??����?�������PK???��?��қ�H������������?���Configurations2/images/Bitmaps/PK???��?��қ�H������������?���Configurations2/progressbar/PK???��?��қ�H������������?��
IE and safari open it properly.
Wšě wotmołwy (4)
It is possible that the server isn't configured properly and is sending the file as text/plain. Firefox will always open a file send as text/plain in a tab.
- https://developer.mozilla.org/Properly_Configuring_Server_MIME_Types
- https://developer.mozilla.org/How_Mozilla_determines_MIME_Types
You can use "Save Link As" in the right-click context menu or in the file menu to save such a file.
if i save it, open office reads it properly. so you would recommend i contact the web host company (ipage) and suggest their server is not configured properly?
many thanks
rrrparker said
if i save it, open office reads it properly. so you would recommend i contact the web host company (ipage) and suggest their server is not configured properly? many thanks
Yes, contacting the website would be the way to proceed in cases like this.