i wrote a file repository a long time ago for the company i work for.
a user requests a file, and if authorized it sets the right header and passes the file through. (really basic stuff...)
it works for EVERY file type i have tried (around 100) but there are bugs with .ppt powerpoint files.
if the user is not authenticated, it works fine and says they aren't authorized.
if they are authorized and have powerpoint open, it works fine and the file opens in powerpoint (IT did some registry hacking to stop stuff from opening in IE)
if they are authorized and DONT have powerpoint open, the download dialog box comes up, the file downloads, and then nothing. the box just disappears if you have it set to close when finished, or disappears when you click 'open' otherwise. if you use save as it works fine. it is a bug between IE and powerpoint.
has anyone else seen this behavior???
IT swears that the registry change was documented by microsoft, and they did the same thing to many other M$ types like .doc and .xls and they work fine.
any ideas at all?
