topic Re: IE7 doesn't open the webscripts response in json format in Alfresco Archive

IE7 doesn't open the webscripts response in json format

anusk — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:22:24 GMT

Hi all!I tried to call a JSON webscript with IE7 and I always getting this error"Internet explorer cannot download file from server ""Internet explorer was not able to open this Internet site.The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please, try again later"In Mozilla firefox the

Re: IE7 doesn't open the webscripts response in json format

mrogers — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:31:19 GMT

More details please, no-one can help with that level of detail. For a start what URL are you using?

Re: IE7 doesn't open the webscripts response in json format

anusk — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:20:41 GMT

Sorry,
At first I am using a custom webscript, but then tried with the api/people/{userName} webscript

when I called the URL like this in the IE7

http://localhost:8083/alfresco/service/api/people/Cris?alf_method=GET

I get the error.

EDIT: goes through this link, I can save it the file at my local machine. But putting the address in the IE get the error.

Re: IE7 doesn't open the webscripts response in json format

anusk — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:10:14 GMT

It seems that IE7 doesn't recognize the application/json mime-type.
To fix this , you have to update the Windows registry according to this:
http://adallow.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/viewing-applicationjson-mime-type-docs-in-your-browser/

Regards,
Ana

Re: IE7 doesn't open the webscripts response in json format

kevinr — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:46:15 GMT

Yes it's IE that is not being helpful. I suggest you debug your webscripts using FireFox and FireBug!