This was requested some time ago. There is a ticket at http://base.thep.lu.se/ticket/978 explaining why it can't be fixed.
A workaround is to match file extensions to MIME types that are linked with file types. /Nicklas Pawel Sztromwasser wrote: > Hi, > > Is it possible to assign file type to files uploaded in archive and > extracted on the fly? The file type setting in upload window seems to > affect only the archive file, not the extracted content. It would be > useful for me and some of our users to have an option of automatic > assigning type to files uploaded this way (since many plugins use file > types to filter file view). > > Other option could be "batch-changing" of file type, similar to sharing > many items at the same time. > > Would you consider including these changes in the road map? > > All the best, > Pawel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ > The BASE general discussion mailing list > basedb-users@lists.sourceforge.net > unsubscribe: send a mail with subject "unsubscribe" to > basedb-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ The BASE general discussion mailing list basedb-users@lists.sourceforge.net unsubscribe: send a mail with subject "unsubscribe" to basedb-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net
