How file extensions and mime type are handled
Mime types and file extensions define what Internet Explorer does with the stream originating from SDL LiveContent Architect
- Through the Web Services API.
The file name is not submitted, only the content of the file is submitted. You must indicate the Electronic Document Type (EDT). This EDT is used to derive the extension and the mime type.
- Through the SDL LiveContent Architect Author website.
Both the file name and the content are submitted to SDL LiveContent Architect along with an EDT. Please note: for templates the EDT is hidden on the submitted form and is standard EDTUNDEFINED. EDTUNDEFINED means that there is no default file extension nor mime type, so the default is to application/octet stream because templates can hold several or all file types.