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Administrative Functions / Managing MIME Types

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)

MIME Types allow MAGIQ Documents and your browser to correctly identify the type of document the user is trying to download. With known MIME types, your browser knows to launch the appropriate application when you choose to open the document.

In earlier versions of MAGIQ Documents adding additional MIME Types was a function that the MAGIQ Documents System Administrator was required to perform. This is now automatically handled by the Operating System.

To add a MIME Type

  • Navigate to the MAGIQ Documents installation Path example: c:\MAGIQ\documents\application\config.
  • Edit the document called MimeTypes.Custom.xml with notepad.
  • If you need help on the format of this file, look at MimeTypes.xml.
  • Do NOT edit the MimeTypes.xml file. This file may be overwritten by the Live Update program from time to time.
  • The MimeTypes.Custom.xml however is never updated and can be controlled directly by you.