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Files.FileUTITypes
Queries uniform type identifiers for this file.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | FileMaker iOS SDK |
| Files | 2.9 | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
MBS( "Files.FileUTITypes"; Path ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Path | Native path to the file to check. | "C:\test\me.jpg" |
Result
Returns file types as text or error.
Description
Queries uniform type identifiers for this file.For example a rtf file has the type public.rtf and going up the chain of types, it also has "public.text, public.data, public.item and public.content. A jpg image has types public.jpeg, public.image, public.data, public.item and public.content. So if you look for "public.image" in the types, you can identify that the file is an image file.
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Queries types of a file
MBS( "Files.FileUTITypes"; "C:\test.txt" )
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FileMaker Magazin
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 18th August 2014
Files.FileSize - Files.FolderSize
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