Re: List of all file extensions

> So, If I create a 3D-program, I could say that file extensions for this > program will be .pdf (not a prefered extension, but still)? > Is it more a question of getting your file extension as widely used as > possible, so other companies dont bother using them, since most computers > have them associated with an other program? Basically, what he's saying is that the extension can be anything. It's only convention (and only on pc/unix) where it's important to determine what kind of file it is. On advanced filesystems, such as HFS+(mac), beFS(beos), and such the type of file is kept as an extended attribute and you can call your jpeg image myimage.doc and it will still get sent to the correct application when you double click on it. I think ntfs and hpfs have the ability to do this, but it's not implemented. Mime types are things like tex/html and image/jpeg that describe what kind of file you're dealing with. They are what beFS uses to keep track of what's in a file. The reason for extensions is that in unix/windows/dos, all files are the same, they have no type, they're all just a string of bytes, and the original inventors or unix needed a way to tell one file from another. Gfunk - http://www.gfunk007.com/ I sense much beer in you. Beer leads to intoxication, intoxication to hangovers, and hangovers to... suffering. > > > MIME-types do what you need. But they don't belong to the filename. > > What do you mean by this? > > Regards, > // Tobias > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >