Attachment DocType vs. Mime Type

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XML schema for electronic CVIs

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Attachment DocType vs. Mime Type #21

Closed mkm1879 closed 10 years ago

mkm1879 commented 10 years ago

Should we add MIME type to the attributes of AttachmentType?

Most standards that include base 64 content include mime type to allow applications to know what do do with the content. This information can be inferred from DocType, but some uses might find it more straightforward to get the file type directly.

sglCO commented 10 years ago

It wouldn't hurt to be able to easily identify the content type up front and I think it makes more sense to use the mime type so I'd lean towards yes. - Shane

mmcgrath commented 10 years ago

Agree with Mike & Shane.

mmcgrath commented 10 years ago

Unless there are comments to the contrary, this ticket will be closed on 29 Aug

scottrydberg commented 10 years ago

This seems to be logical to add, I would concur.

mkm1879 commented 10 years ago

I have no examples with which to test this feature. Can any of the system providers come up with a use case and test this for us?