Generate an Excel XML document in Asp.net MVC Web Site

Question

I have an ASP.Net MVC site that generates a Microsoft Excel 2003 XML formatted spreadsheet. The spreadsheet looks good, the controller and views both work, but the file won

Answer 1

Your problem may be in using the file extension .xml, which you're adding in your header. My code that does this same thing does not have a file extension at all.

You might try dropping that .xml extension, or changing it to .xls or .csv.

Answer 2

Try with

Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.ms-excel"

And keep the .XML extension.