I made a servlet that runs and renders a BIRT report, using ReportEngine API.
The only problem is that SVG images (charts) are not shown in Internet Explorer 8 or 7. While running the official BirtViewer webapp they are shown under IE8 too. I peeked into BirtViewer resulting HTML and noticed this meta tag:
<!-- Mimics Internet Explorer 7, it just works on IE8. -->
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7">
So I tried adding it by hand in my own resulting HTML, but with no changes. I also tried adding it through the servlet (which is the regular way) writing:
response.setHeader("X-UA-Compatible", "IE=EmulateIE7");
immediately after the setContentType instruction, but it not even outputted the meta tag...
EDIT: here is resulting HTML from BirtViewer official webapp (I cleaned up the parts with no interest here):
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>BIRT Report Viewer</title>
<base href="http://192.168.81.92:5080/BirtViewer/webcontent/birt">
<!-- Mimics Internet Explorer 7, it just works on IE8. -->
<meta content="IE=EmulateIE7" http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible">
<meta content="text/html; CHARSET=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type">
<!-- a lot of scripts -->
</head>
<body class="BirtViewer_Body" style="overflow: hidden; direction: ltr"
leftmargin="0px" scroll="no" onload="javascript:init( );">
<!-- Header section -->
<table id="layout" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
style="width: 100%; height: 100%">
<tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td id="reportdialog" style="width: 0%; vertical-align: top">
<div id="exceptionDialog" class="dialogBorder"
style="display: none; position: absolute; z-index: 220; top: 0px; left: 0px;">
<iframe id="exceptionDialogiframe" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"
src="birt/pages/common/blank.html"
style="z-index: -1; display: none; left: 0px; top: 0px; background-color: #ff0000; opacity: .0; filter: alpha(opacity = 0); position: absolute;"
name="exceptionDialogiframe">
<html>
<head></head>
<body></body>
</html>
</iframe>
<div id="exceptionDialogdialogTitleBar"
class="dialogTitleBar dTitleBar">
<div class="dTitleTextContainer">
<table style="width: 100%; height: 100%;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="dialogTitleText dTitleText">Exception</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div class="dialogCloseBtnContainer dCloseBtnContainer">
<table style="width: 100%; height: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><label class="birtviewer_hidden_label"
for="exceptionDialogdialogCloseBtn"> Close </label>
<div id="exceptionDialogdialogCloseBtn"
class="dialogCloseBtn dCloseBtn"></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<!-- overflow is set as workaround for Mozilla bug https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167801 -->
<div class="dialogBackground" style="overflow: auto;">
<div class="dBackground">
<div id="exceptionDialogdialogContentContainer"
class="dialogContentContainer">
<table class="birtviewer_dialog_body" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="birtviewer_exception_dialog">
<table cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><img src="birt/images/Error.gif"></td>
<td>
<table class="birtviewer_exception_dialog_container"
cellspacing="2" cellpadding="4">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<div id="faultStringContainer"
class="birtviewer_exception_dialog_message"
style="width: 520px; overflow: auto;"><b> <span
id="faultstring"></span> <b> </b> </b></div>
<b> <b> </b> </b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div id="showTraceLabel"
class="birtviewer_exception_dialog_label" tabindex="0">
Show Exception Stack Trace</div>
<div id="hideTraceLabel"
class="birtviewer_exception_dialog_label"
style="display: none" tabindex="0">Hide Exception
Stack Trace</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div id="exceptionTraceContainer"
style="display: none; width: 520px;">
<table width="100%">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Stack Trace: <br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div class="birtviewer_exception_dialog_detail"
style="width: 510px;"><span id="faultdetail"></span>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div class="dialogBtnBarContainer">
<div>
<div class="dBtnBarDividerTop"></div>
<div class="dBtnBarDividerBottom"></div>
</div>
<div class="dialogBtnBar">
<div id="exceptionDialogdialogCustomButtonContainer"
class="dialogBtnBarButtonContainer">
<div id="exceptionDialogokButton" class="dialogBtnBarButtonEnabled">
<div id="exceptionDialogokButtonLeft"
class="dialogBtnBarButtonLeftBackgroundEnabled"></div>
<div id="exceptionDialogokButtonRight"
class="dialogBtnBarButtonRightBackgroundEnabled"></div>
<input class="dialogBtnBarButtonText dialogBtnBarButtonEnabled"
type="button" title="OK" value="OK"></div>
<div class="dialogBtnBarDivider"></div>
<div id="exceptionDialogcancelButton">
<div class="dialogBtnBarButtonLeftBackgroundEnabled"></div>
<div class="dialogBtnBarButtonRightBackgroundEnabled"></div>
<input class="dialogBtnBarButtonText dialogBtnBarButtonEnabled"
type="button" title="Cancel" value="Cancel"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="parameterDialog" class="dialogBorder"
style="position: absolute; z-index: 201; top: 173px; left: 325.5px; width: 520px; display: none;">
<iframe id="parameterDialogiframe" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"
src="birt/pages/common/blank.html"
style="z-index: -1; display: none; left: 0px; top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); opacity: 0; position: absolute; width: 522px; height: 429px;"
name="parameterDialogiframe">
<html>
<head></head>
<body></body>
</html>
</iframe>
<div id="parameterDialogdialogTitleBar"
class="dialogTitleBar dTitleBar">
<div class="dTitleTextContainer">
<table style="width: 100%; height: 100%;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="dialogTitleText dTitleText">Parameter</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div class="dialogCloseBtnContainer dCloseBtnContainer">
<table style="width: 100%; height: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><label class="birtviewer_hidden_label"
for="parameterDialogdialogCloseBtn"> Close </label>
<div id="parameterDialogdialogCloseBtn"
class="dialogCloseBtn dCloseBtn"></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<!-- overflow is set as workaround for Mozilla bug https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167801 -->
<div class="dialogBackground" style="overflow: auto;">
<div class="dBackground">
<div id="parameterDialogdialogContentContainer"
class="dialogContentContainer" style="width: 500px;">
<div class="birtviewer_parameter_dialog">
<table id="parameter_table" class="birtviewer_dialog_body"
cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2">
<tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<table style="font-size: 8pt">
<tbody>
<tr height="5px">
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">Parameters marked with <font color="red">*</font>
are required.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap=""><img title=""
alt="Numero di anni da confrontare"
src="birt/images/parameter.gif"></td>
<td nowrap=""><font title=""> <label
for="Years_selection">Numero di anni da confrontare:</label> </font>
<font color="red"> <label for="Years_selection">*</label>
</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap=""></td>
<td nowrap="" width="100%"><input id="control_type"
type="HIDDEN" value="select"> <input id="data_type"
type="HIDDEN" value="6"> <input id="Years_value"
type="HIDDEN" name="Years"> <select
id="Years_selection"
class="birtviewer_parameter_dialog_Select"
aria-required="true" birtparametertype="combobox" title="2">
<option title="2" value="2">2</option>
<option title="3" value="3">3</option>
<option title="4" value="4">4</option>
</select> <input id="isRequired" type="HIDDEN" value="true"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap=""><img title="" alt="Codice dell'agente"
src="birt/images/parameter.gif"></td>
<td nowrap=""><font title=""> <label for="Agent">Codice
dell'agente:</label> </font> <font color="red"> <label for="Agent">*</label>
</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap=""></td>
<td nowrap="" width="100%"><input id="control_type"
type="HIDDEN" value="text"> <input id="data_type"
type="HIDDEN" value="1"> <input id="Agent"
class="BirtViewer_parameter_dialog_Input" type="TEXT"
aria-required="true" value="" title="" name="Agent"> <input
id="Agent_value" type="HIDDEN" value=""> <input
id="Agent_displayText" type="HIDDEN" value=""> <input
id="isRequired" type="HIDDEN" value="true"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="5px">
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div id="birt_hint"
style="font-size: 12px; color: #000000; display: none; position: absolute; z-index: 300; background-color: #F7F7F7; layer-background-color: #0099FF; border: 1px #000000 solid; filter: Alpha(style = 0, opacity = 80, finishOpacity = 100);">
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<div class="dialogBtnBarContainer">
<div>
<div class="dBtnBarDividerTop"></div>
<div class="dBtnBarDividerBottom"></div>
</div>
<div class="dialogBtnBar">
<div id="parameterDialogdialogCustomButtonContainer"
class="dialogBtnBarButtonContainer">
<div id="parameterDialogokButton" class="dialogBtnBarButtonEnabled">
<div id="parameterDialogokButtonLeft"
class="dialogBtnBarButtonLeftBackgroundEnabled"></div>
<div id="parameterDialogokButtonRight"
class="dialogBtnBarButtonRightBackgroundEnabled"></div>
<input class="dialogBtnBarButtonText dialogBtnBarButtonEnabled"
type="button" title="OK" value="OK"></div>
<div class="dialogBtnBarDivider"></div>
<div id="parameterDialogcancelButton">
<div class="dialogBtnBarButtonLeftBackgroundEnabled"></div>
<div class="dialogBtnBarButtonRightBackgroundEnabled"></div>
<input class="dialogBtnBarButtonText dialogBtnBarButtonEnabled"
type="button" title="Cancel" value="Cancel"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td id="documentView" style="direction: ltr;">
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">
<div id="progressBar"
style="position: absolute; z-index: 310; top: 346px; left: 461.5px; display: none;">
<table class="birtviewer_progressbar" cellspacing="10px"
width="250px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center"><b> Processing, please wait ... </b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center"><img alt="Progress Bar Image"
src="birt/images/Loading.gif"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">
<div id="cancelTaskButton" style="display: block;">
<table width="100%">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center"><input
class="birtviewer_progressbar_button" type="BUTTON"
title="Cancel" value="Cancel"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<input id="taskid" type="HIDDEN" value="">
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div id="display0"
style="display: none; width: 250px; position: relative; overflow: auto">
</div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">
<div id="Document" class="birtviewer_document_fragment"
style="width: 1167px; height: 535px;">
<div>
<div class="style_0">
<table cellpadding="0"
style="empty-cells: show; width: 8in; overflow: hidden; table-layout: fixed;"
rule="none">
<colgroup>
<col>
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<div id="AUTOGENBOOKMARK_1" class="style_4"
style="text-align: center;">Analisi per modello</div>
<table id="__bookmark_2" class="style_5"
style="border-collapse: collapse; empty-cells: show; width: 100%; overflow: hidden; table-layout: fixed;">
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 20%;">
<col style="width: 14%;">
<col style="width: 14%;">
<col style="width: 15%;">
<col style="width: 10%;">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="style_6" align="center" valign="top">
<th class="style_7" style="overflow: hidden;">
<div id="AUTOGENBOOKMARK_2" style="text-align: left;">Modello</div>
</th>
<th class="style_7" style="overflow: hidden;">
<div>2010</div>
</th>
<th class="style_7" style="overflow: hidden;">
<div>2011</div>
</th>
<th class="style_7" style="overflow: hidden;" colspan="2">
<div>Diff. 2011-2010</div>
</th>
</tr>
<!-- various rows in the table..... -->
</tbody>
</table>
<div><embed id="__bookmark_3"
style="width: 558pt; height: 223.5pt; display: block;" alt=""
src="/BirtViewer/preview?__sessionId=20110523_145951_765&__imageid=custombf791612fc98d919920.svg"
type="image/svg+xml"
onresize="document.getElementById('__bookmark_3').reload()">
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" height="298"
initialHeight="298.0" initialWidth="744.0"
onload="resizeSVG(evt)" onresize="resizeSVG(evt)" width="744">
<g id="outerG" style="fill:none;stroke:none"
transform="scale(1)">
</svg>
<!-- SVG image details..... -->
</embed></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>23/mag/2011 14.59</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div id="Mask"
style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 1173px; height: 537px; z-index: 200; background-color: rgb(0, 68, 255); opacity: 0; display: none;"></div>
<div
style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 1173px; height: 537px; z-index: 200; background-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); opacity: 0; display: none; cursor: move;"></div>
<iframe scrolling="no" src="birt/pages/common/blank.html"
style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 775px; z-index: 300; background-color: rgb(219, 228, 238); opacity: 0; display: none;"
marginheight="0px" marginwidth="0px">
<html>
<head></head>
<body></body>
</html>
</iframe>
</body>
</html>
Any suggestion? Many thanks!