SID-01594: IE8 Attachment with docx-Format

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	4.1.2	Perl version:	5.8.8-14.7
Category:	CategoryBrowser	Server OS:	SLES 10 SP2 X86 64	Last update:	13 years ago

If I try to open an attachment that is a docx-File (Word 2007) with Firefox, it opens with Word 2007. If I try to open the same attachment with IE8, IE8 says, that the file is .zip-File and open it with a unzip-Tool.

Is there a option in IE8 I have to set, or how shall I solve this problem.

-- PeterStarek - 2012-11-29

Discussion and Answer

You need to tweak the mime settings in your TWiki installation, it is out of date.

Check where your mime file is, defined in {MimeTypesFileName} configure setting.

Add these settings:

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation   pptx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slideshow      ppsx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.template       potx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet           xlsx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.template        xltx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document     docx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.template     dotx

-- PeterThoeny - 2012-11-30

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