file-extension

How to search for files on phone sdcard or else where

I want to search for files on the users mobile with specific extensions. I tried searching but could not find any direct API's. Is there a specific API's or is there tedious way of achieving the same. Or is there a mechanism to call linux calls for find or something similar Thanks ...

where can I download complete xml file with description of file extensions.

HI. I need a description of file extensions like this http://whatis.techtarget.com/file-extension-list-A/0,289933,sid9,00.html It should be in xml file or in database. The structure should be like this {Type, Extension, Description}. Where can I find it? ...

What's the standard config file name and extension in Python?

I'm creating a config file to hold configuration/properties settings for my project that frequently change, such as file paths. What's the standard name/extension for such a file? (e.g. in Java I've used config.xml, in VB.NET I've used App.config...) ...

Improve performance of sorting files by extension

With a given array of file names, the most simpliest way to sort it by file extension is like this: Array.Sort(fileNames, (x, y) => Path.GetExtension(x).CompareTo(Path.GetExtension(y))); The problem is that on very long list (~800k) it takes very long to sort, while sorting by the whole file name is faster for a couple of seconds!...

Which file types are worth compressing (zipping) for remote storage? For which of them the compressed size/original size ratio is << 1?

I am storing documents in sql server in varbinary(max) fileds, I use filestream optionally when a user has: (DB_Size + Docs_Size) ~> 0.8 * ExpressEdition_Max_DB_Size I am currently zipping all the files, anyway this is done because the Document Read/Write work was developed 10 years ago where Storage was more expensive than now. Many...

Associate specific file extensions with my delphi app - any library for this?

So far if I had to associate the file extension with my application I used to simply modify the registry. However I haven't been doing it for years, and I'm afraid the things might have changed a bit. I have no idea how to prevent registry access restrictions in Windows 7 / Vista (if there are any for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT). Thus I'm looking...

Enablind and Disabling word wrap automatically on different file extensions on Vim

I usually have to read .txt files with long lines, and at the same time edit some source file, and I like to see word wrap on the .txt files, and not in the ones that aren't. Of course I can :set wrap and :set linebreak, but is there any way to make it automatucally, and dependent of the file extension? ...

Finding a file with a specific name with any extension.

Please note that I want the compartment number to change. <?php $compartment = "1"; /* HERE I NEED SOME SCRIPT TO FIND THE EXTENSION OF THE FILE NAME $compartment AND TO SAVE THAT AS A VARIABLE NAMED 'EXTENSION'.*/ if (file_exists($compartment.$extension)) { echo "$compartment.$extension exists! } else { ...

how do I change the default program hat opens an file

I have created a program that opens image files. How can I make my program from C# the default app for image file's (*.jpg, *.png, *.gif). ...

Create a custom file extenstion in VB 2008

I have been doing a lot of searching on the web and cant seem to find a clear way of creating a custom file extentsion. I know to associate the file extension to a certain program, but how do create a format for the custom file extension? ...

PHP check file exists without knowing the extension

Hey All I need to check if a file exists but I don't know the extension. IE I would like to do: if(file_exists('./uploads/filename')): // do something endif; Of course that wont work as it has no extension. the extension will be either jpg, jpeg, png, gif Any ideas of a way of doing this without doing a loop ? Thanks in advance...

Batch file - matching file extensions.

Probably far too easy question, but how do I match a file extension such as .jpg while not matching jpg~ (i.e. a jpg that a program has made a local copy of?) My current line is: for /f %%a in ('dir /b *.jpg') do echo %%~na But if any program has a copy of one of the files open (and thus has made a .jpg~ file) this regexp will match t...

How to determine the type of a file by content?

If I have a file without an extension, how can I determine what type of file it is (music, video, text, etc.)? Are there any hints to determine a file's extension depending on its character components? ...

PHP include file extensions?

For required/included files in PHP, is it better to use .inc extensions vs .inc.php vs .php extensions? ...

Remove filename extension in Java

What's the most efficient way to remove the extension of a filename in Java, without assuming anything of the filename? Some examples and expected results: folder > folder hello.txt > hello read.me > read hello.bkp.txt > hello.bkp weird..name > weird. .hidden > .hidden (or should the last one be just hidden?) Edit: The original qu...

Can I tell Visual Studio how treat a file with a custom file extension?

Can I tell Visual Studio how treat a file with a custom file extension? I want to be able to open a file with ".xxx" extension in Visual Studio and have CSS highlighting. I've tried to do it by going to VS -> Tools -> Options -> Text Editor -> File Extension but in the Editor drop down there is nothing to specify "treat it as CSS". ...

"Bad" file extensions that should be avoided on a file upload site?

Im re-writing a file hosting site, and I want to have the ability to host every single file type (instead of just having a whilelist of allowed extensions). Im running nginx and linux. Site is built in php. I'd disable th upload of .php files.... but other than that.... is there anything else I should watch out for? ...

How come some site urls do not include a file extension?

Hey guys, quick question. This has been scratching at my brain for some time so here it goes. I was browsing the internet and noticed, youtube for example contains a url like this to denote a video page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwS1tGLB0vc. My site uses a url like this for a topic page: http://www.site.com/page.php?topic_id=6f3246...

Remove file extension and path from a string in perl

I want to obtain a file name without its path (if it is part of the string) and also the extension. For example: /path/to/file/fileName.txt # results in "fileName" fileName.txt # results in "fileName" /path/to/file/file.with.periods.txt # results in "file.with.periods" So basically, I want to remove anythin...

creating own file extension

I'm on my way in developing a desktop application using netbeans(Java Dextop Application) and I need to implement my own file format which is specific to that application only. I'm quite uncertain as to how should I go about first.What code should I use so that my java application read that file and open it in a way as I want it to be. ...