We generally don't do matching based on extension, but on MIME type.
Ideally you want your server to reporting a proper MIME type for your file.
Also, the MIME type matches only handles '*' for type and subtype -- that
is, application/* or */*. Your 'application/emx*' will not match anything.
On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 6:41 PM, jdeslip wrote:
> I am writing an app that needs to be able to open (be associated in
> the browser download window for example) with a certain file type.
> The file type has .emx extension and is in an xml format (the top of
> the files have ). However, I
> can't for the life of me get my app associated with this filetype. I
> have tried the following in my Manifest:
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> android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
>android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
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> with no luck. I can get the filetype associated properly with my app
> if I do the following:
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> android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
>android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
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> but this also associates my app with every file format (which I
> obviously don't want though I see that snesnoid does this for
> example). Does anyone know how I can associate my app with this .emx
> file format alone?
>
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