MIME Types
Management > Administration > Customization: MIME Types
The following properties apply to custom MIME types:
Group
Property
Type
Description
Main
MIME Name Type
Text field
Standard MIME type string. For example, text/plain.
Description
Text box
A user-friendly description of the MIME type.
Is Text?
Check box
If checked, the type represents textual content editable in the Freeform Editor.
Default Extension
Text field
The default file extension for this MIME type. For example, .txt.
External MIME Type
Text field
The type sent to the browser when the file is viewed. This field is optional. If you do not supply a value, the default value, the name, is used.
Filter Name
Drop-down list
Select the file type used to filter (parse) data of this type. When no filter name is specified, this column displays “Not Translatable”
Filter Configuration
Drop-down list
Select the filter configuration used for data of this type. This option allows you to specify the desired filter configuration when you have multiple MIME types using the same file type definition. This can be the case with XML or other meta-formats. The filter configuration you select will be the default for the MIME type.
When the value of the “Filter Name” column for a MIME type is “Not Translatable”, this “Filter Configuration” column remains blank for that row.
Extensions
Text field, list, Add button, Remove button
List of all the possible file extensions for this MIME type. For example, .txt and .xsl.
External Application
Name
Text field
Specify the name of the application used by the Launcher for this MIME type.
Executable
Text field, check box
Specify the executable for this application, and whether the application is a “Singleton” — that is, whether it runs as a single process when you use it to open multiple files. For example, Notepad starts a new instance for each file you open. It is not a singleton. Word, however, runs just one process regardless of how many files you open; it is a singleton.
Parameters
Text field
Specify the parameters for the application. You can use the %file construct to indicate how to use the file, for example, notepad.exe %file
Parent Topic
Adding a Custom Component