Jasper report pdf name problem

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I am creating pdf report in spring mvc 3 using dynamic jasper report. I am setting these headers before writting report to stream.

response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline; filename=" + fileName);
response.setContentType("application/pdf");

Report is generated and display correctly in browser but it misses its name when I try to save it, I set name here fileName.

response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline; filename=" + fileName);

What could be the issue.

I experienced problems when the filename contains chars like "/" or "\" and maybe others. What does your file name look like? — Tim Büthe, Sep 28 '11 at 16:18

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

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With attachment, the file will be served with the provided name properly. When inline, browsers seem to ignore filename, and usually give the servletname part of the URL as default name when saving the inline contents.

You could try mapping that URL to an appropriate filename, if that is suitable. For example, with <servlet-mapping>. I'm not familiar with spring mvc, so maybe there's an equivalent.

Here's a SO related question: Securly download file inside browser with correct filename

You may also find this link useful: Filename attribute for Inline Content-Disposition Meaningless?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

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answered Sep 28 '11 at 15:47

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Yes same is the case here. How can I avoid this case? – Muhammad Imran Tariq Sep 28 '11 at 15:55
@imrantariq I've updated the answer with a possible workaround. – Xavi López Sep 28 '11 at 16:10

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