On Mar 10, 2006, at 3:08 PM, Ian R wrote:
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
Thanks very much for the help!
Steve
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