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netMIME()

Syntax

netMIME()

Description

Function; provides the MIME type of the Internet file that the last network operation returned (the most recently downloaded HTTP or FTP item).

The netMIME function can be called only after netDone and netError report that the operation is complete and successful. After the next operation starts, the Director movie or projector discards the results of the previous operation to conserve memory.

Example

This handler checks the MIME type of an item downloaded from the Internet and responds accordingly:

on checkNetOperation theURL
	if netDone (theURL) then
		set myMimeType = netMIME()
		case myMimeType of
			"image/jpeg": go frame "jpeg info"
			"image/gif": go frame "gif info"
			"application/x-director": goToNetMovie theURL
			"text/html": goToNetPage theURL
			otherwise: alert "Please choose a different item."
		end case
	else
		go the frame
	end if
end

See also

netDone(), netError(), getNetText(), postNetText, preloadNetThing()