fContentType (Function)

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fContentType (Function)

In french: fContentType

Returns the type of file according to the MIME standard (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions). The "Content Type" tells the software how it should interpret the file.

Example

// Add attachments to an email
arrAttachment is array of strings = ["image.png", "video.mpeg", "file.pdf"]

myEmail is Email
...
FOR EACH sFile OF arrAttachment
// Build the emailAttach variable
myAttach is emailAttach
myAttach.Name = sFile
myAttach.Content = fLoadBuffer(sFile)
// fContentType returns "image/png" for "image.png",
// "vide/mpeg" for "video,mpeg" and "application/pdf" for "file.pdf"
myAttach.ContentType = fContentType(sFile)

// Add the attachment
Add(myEmail.Attach, myAttach)
END

// Display a file in the user's browser in server code
FileDisplay(sFile, fContentType (sFile))

Syntax

<Result> = fContentType(<File path>)

<Result>: Character string

File type according to MIME standard:
Versions 22 and later
typeMimeXMLApplication
New in version 22
typeMimeXMLApplication
typeMimeXMLApplication XML content.
Versions 22 and later
typeMimeBinary
New in version 22
typeMimeBinary
typeMimeBinary Binary content (byte stream).
Versions 22 and later
typeMimeDOC
New in version 22
typeMimeDOC
typeMimeDOC Content such as Word file (*.doc)
Versions 22 and later
typeMimeDOCX
New in version 22
typeMimeDOCX
typeMimeDOCX Content such as Word file (*.docx)
Versions 22 and later
typeMimeGIF
New in version 22
typeMimeGIF
typeMimeGIF Content such as Image in GIF format (*.gif)
Versions 22 and later
typeMimeHTML
New in version 22
typeMimeHTML
typeMimeHTML Content such as HTML page (*.htm, *.html)
Versions 22 and later
typeMimeJPEG
New in version 22
typeMimeJPEG
typeMimeJPEG Content such as image in JPEG format (*.jpg, *.jpeg)
Versions 22 and later
typeMimeJSON
New in version 22
typeMimeJSON
typeMimeJSON JSON content.
Versions 22 and later
typeMimePDF
New in version 22
typeMimePDF
typeMimePDF Content such as PDF document (*.pdf)
Versions 22 and later
typeMimePNG
New in version 22
typeMimePNG
typeMimePNG Content such as image in JPEG format (*.png)
Versions 22 and later
typeMimeSOAP
New in version 22
typeMimeSOAP
typeMimeSOAP SOAP content in XML format.
Versions 22 and later
typeMimeText
New in version 22
typeMimeText
typeMimeText Content in text format (*.txt)
Versions 22 and later
typeMimeXMLText
New in version 22
typeMimeXMLText
typeMimeXMLText Text content in XML format
Versions 22 and later
typeMimeXLS
New in version 22
typeMimeXLS
typeMimeXLS Content in Excel format (*.xls)
Versions 22 and later
typeMimeXLSX
New in version 22
typeMimeXLSX
typeMimeXLSX Content in Excel format (*.xlsx)
Versions 22 and later
typeMimeZIP
New in version 22
typeMimeZIP
typeMimeZIP Content in ZIP format (*.zip)
Empty string ("") if the MIME type could not be determined.

<File path>: Character string

Name and full (or relative) path of the file (up to 260 characters).
Full (or relative) path of directory (up to 260 characters). If this parameter corresponds to a directory name, this name may (or may not) end with "\".
A UNC path can be used.

Remarks

The MIME type is determined from the file extension.

Component: wd260std.dll