On Mar 10, 2006, at 2:54 PM, Steve Antonakes wrote:
Me.AcceptFileDrop( "image/x-pict")
I do not understand the syntax of the parameter passed to
AcceptFileDrop. What is "image" for and what is the "x-" for? I can
not find explanations for these in either the User's Guide or the LR.
They wouldn't be in the RB docs, because it's not an RB thing. It's
a standardized computer thing that help identify the types of files.
If you've ever heard of a MIME type, or seen the phrase "Content-
Type" then you've probably run into this before. If you look at the
headers of this email, it's probably "text/plain".
it goes "Type/SubType", so, in this case, the file is of type "image"
and subtype "x-pict". I don't actually know why the "x-" is there.
Not all of the subtypes have it (like "text/plain" or even "image/
jpeg") but if I had to hazard a guess I would say it has something to
do with UNIX or X-Windows.
A search produced this list of types, which probably includes any
file you'll be working with (and like 50 I've never heard of):
http://www.utoronto.ca/ian/books/html4ed/appb/mimetype.html
HTH,
Ian
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