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Chapter Six — File Functions (continued)
It is frequently desirable to know what type of data a file contains. The file’s extension can give a glue but can also be ambiguous. To dig deeper, a program must examine the content of the file and look either for an explicit signature or certain clues as to the content.
The file type testing only covers a fraction of all the file types using in Windows, Unix and other systems. Further, some tester operate on file extensions only such as Word or Excel.
The underlying application uses file type codes to represent a file’s type. File type codes, in binary form, are actually a complex set of bits that help to classify the file type and identify it’s content. When the content is examined, more type information is available and certain content data is also extracted. The codes can also be represented as a string token.
The file type codes consists of a series of bitwise values. Note that the top bit (0x80000000) is never set so is to avoid a file type code being confused with an formatted error code. The first portion of interest is the class or FT_CLASS_MASK (0x0000F000). This classifies files such as spreadsheets and document files. The specific type of file is contain in the type FT_TYPE_ORDINAL_MASK (0x00007FFF). A flag is set on various file types, FT_A (0x00008000) to indicate whether the file is ANSI or ASCII based (it could also be UTF but can be opened in a text editor).
Certain types of a variation as set by the FT_VARIATION_MASK (0x0E000000) to indicate sub types such as an XBRL schema file.
Finally, a file type may contain version information. For this reason, direct comparison of codes may not be practical.
| Definition/Token | Bitwise Codes | Description/Comments | |||||
| Masks | |||||||
| Main Types | |||||||
| FT_TYPE_FLAGS | 0xF0000000 | File Format Flags (not clipboard) | |||||
| FT_TYPE_MASK | 0x0000FFFF | File Type Mask (less version) | |||||
| FT_CLASS_MASK | 0x0000F000 | File Class Indicator Mask | |||||
| FT_TYPE_ORDINAL_MASK | 0x000007FF | File Type Ordinal Mask | |||||
| FT_SUB_TYPE_MASK | 0x00000700 | File Type Group Mask | |||||
| FT_VARIATION_MASK | 0x0E000000 | File Type Major Ordinal Mask | |||||
| Versioning | |||||||
| FT_VERSION_MASK | 0x00FF0000 | File Type Ordinal Mask | |||||
| Flags | |||||||
| FT_A | 0x00000800 | ASCII Base (can be opened as text) | |||||
| Unknown | |||||||
| FT_UNKNOWN | 0x00000000 | Unknown File Type | |||||
| FT_MIXED | 0xFFFFFFFE | Mixed File Type | |||||
| Text Formats | |||||||
| FT_TYPE_TEXT | 0x00001000 | Format Indicator Group | |||||
| FT_ANSI | + 0x001 + FT_A | ANSI Format | |||||
| FT_OEM | + 0x002 + FT_A | OEM Format | |||||
| FT_UNICODE | + 0x003 + FT_A | Unicode Text | |||||
| FT_ASCII | + 0x004 + FT_A | ASCII Text 7-bit | |||||
| FT_UTF_8 | + 0x005 + FT_A | Unicode UTF-8 Text | |||||
| FT_MAC | + 0x011 + FT_A | Mac Text | |||||
| FT_TEXT | + 0x012 + FT_A | Text Format (Coding Unknown) | |||||
| FT_HTML | + 0x101 + FT_A | HTML Native (CB/File Type) | |||||
| FT_HTML_CODE | + 0x102 + FT_A | HTML Native Code Only (in Code View)† | |||||
| FT_HTML_CLEANED | + 0x103 + FT_A | HTML Converted (Cleaned)† | |||||
| FT_RTF | + 0x104 + FT_A | Rich Text Format | |||||
| FT_CSS | + 0x105 + FT_A | Cascading Style Sheet | |||||
| FT_LOG | + 0x106 + FT_A | Log File (Text) | |||||
| FT_SASS | + 0x107 + FT_A | Syntactically Awesome Style Sheets | |||||
| FT_SCSS | + 0x108 + FT_A | SASS Cascading Style Sheet | |||||
| FT_WORD | + 0x201 | Microsoft Word | |||||
| FT_POWERPOINT | + 0x202 | Microsoft PowerPoint | |||||
| FT_PDF | + 0x211 | Portable Document Format | |||||
| FT_POSTSCRIPT | + 0x212 + FT_A | Postscript Format | |||||
| FT_WORDPERFECT | + 0x213 | WordPerfect | |||||
| FT_PAGEMAKER | + 0x221 | Adobe PageMaker* | |||||
| FT_INDB | + 0x222 | Adobe InDesign Book (INDB) | |||||
| FT_INDD | + 0x223 | Adobe InDesign Document (INDD) | |||||
| FT_IDML | + 0x224 | Adobe InDesign XML (IDML) | |||||
| FT_QUARKXPRESS | + 0x223 | Quark XPress | |||||
| FT_SEC_MESSAGE | + 0x301 + FT_A | SEC Acceptance/Suspense Message | |||||
| Data (Spreadsheet, etc) | |||||||
| FT_TYPE_DATA | 0x00002000 | Format Indicator Group | |||||
| FT_CSV | + 0x001 + FT_A | CSV | |||||
| FT_DIF | + 0x002 | DIF | |||||
| FT_SYLK | + 0x003 | SYLK | |||||
| FT_MAP | + 0x004 + FT_A | Visual Studio Map | |||||
| FT_DAT | + 0x005 + FT_A | General Data File (text) | |||||
| FT_XML | + 0x101 + FT_A | XML (non-specific) | |||||
| FT_XSD | + 0x102 + FT_A | XML Style Data (non-specific) | |||||
| FT_NETSCAPE_BOOKMARK | + 0x103 + FT_A | Netscape Bookmark File | |||||
| FT_RSD | + 0x104 + FT_A | Really Simple Discovery XML Data | |||||
| FT_RSS | + 0x105 + FT_A | Really Simple Syndication XML Data | |||||
| FT_DTD | + 0x106 + FT_A | Document Type Definition (SGML) | |||||
| FT_EXCEL | + 0x201 | Microsoft Excel | |||||
| FT_XBRL | + 0x301 + FT_A | XBRL File Group Member (mv has file) | |||||
| FT_XBRL_INS | + 0x01000000 | – Instance (main) | |||||
| FT_XBRL_SCH | + 0x02000000 | – Schema | |||||
| FT_XBRL_CAL | + 0x03000000 | – Calculation | |||||
| FT_XBRL_DEF | + 0x04000000 | – Definition | |||||
| FT_XBRL_LAB | + 0x05000000 | – Label | |||||
| FT_XBRL_PRE | + 0x06000000 | – Presentation | |||||
| FT_XBRL_REF | + 0x07000000 | – Reference | |||||
| FT_XFR | + 0x302 + FT_A | XBRL Financial Report (XDS/XFR) | |||||
| FT_XFDL | + 0x303 + FT_A | XFDL (EDGAR and Sec16 Filing) | |||||
| FT_XML_SECTION_16 | + 0x304 + FT_A | Section 16 XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_13F | + 0x305 + FT_A | Form 13F XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_13F_TAB | + 0x306 + FT_A | Form 13F Table XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_13H | + 0x307 + FT_A | Form 13H XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_17A | + 0x319 + FT_A | Form X-17A-5 XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_17H | + 0x31D + FT_A | Form 17H XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_C | + 0x31A + FT_A | Form C XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_CFP | + 0x31B + FT_A | Form CFPORTAL XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_D | + 0x308 + FT_A | Form D XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_MA | + 0x309 + FT_A | Form MA XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_N_CEN | + 0x320 + FT_A | Form N-CEN XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_N_MFP | + 0x310 + FT_A | Form N-MFP XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_N_MFP1 | + 0x31C + FT_A | Form N-MFP1 XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_N_PORT | + 0x323 + FT_A | Form N-PORT XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_N_SAR | + 0x311 + FT_A | Form N-SAR XML (EDGAR)* | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_SDR | + 0x316 + FT_A | Form SDR XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_SDR_EXHIBIT | + 0x317 + FT_A | Form SDR XML (EDGAR Exhibit) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_SDR_EX_A | + 0x01000000 | – Exhibit A - Controlling Persons | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_SDR_EX_B | + 0x01000000 | – Exhibit B - Chief Compliance Off | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_SDR_EX_C | + 0x01000000 | – Exhibit C - Director Governors | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_SDR_EX_G | + 0x01000000 | – Exhibit G - Affiliates | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_SDR_EX_I | + 0x01000000 | – Exhibit I - Service Provider Con | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_SDR_EX_T | + 0x01000000 | – Exhibit T - Subscriber Information | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_TA | Form TA XML (EDGAR, all) | ||||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR | + 0x312 + FT_A | EDGARLink Online (EDGAR XML) | |||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR_S16 | + 0x0E000000 | – EDGARLink Online (Section 16 Only) | |||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR_COMPRESSED | + 0x313 | EDGARLink Online (EDGAR Compressed) | |||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR_COM_ELO | + 0x01000000 | – Normal EDGAR Link Online | |||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR_COM_13F | + 0x02000000 | – Form 13F | |||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR_COM_13H | + 0x04000000 | – Form 13H | |||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR_COM_MA | + 0x06000000 | – Form MA | |||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR_COM_SDR | + 0x06000000 | – Form SDR | |||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR_COM_RGA | + 0x06000000 | – Regulation A | |||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR_COM_17A | + 0x07000000 | – Form X-17A-5 | |||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR_COM_C | + 0x08000000 | – Form C | |||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR_COM_CFP | + 0x09000000 | – Form CFPORTAL | |||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR_COM_17H | + 0x0A000000 | – Form 17H | |||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR_COM_TA | + 0x0B000000 | – Form TA | |||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR_COM_CEN | + 0x0C000000 | – Form N-CEN | |||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR_COM_NPT | + 0x0D000000 | – Form N-PORT | |||||
| FT_XML_EDGAR_COM_S16 | + 0x0E000000 | – EDGARLink Online (Section 16 Only) | |||||
| FT_XFDL_COMPRESSED | + 0x314 + FT_A | XFDL (EDGAR Compressed) | |||||
| FT_XML_FORM_ABS | + 0x315 + FT_A | Form ABS XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XML_ABS_AUTOLEASE | + 0x01000000 | – Auto Lease | |||||
| FT_XML_ABS_AUTOLOAN | + 0x02000000 | – Auto Loan | |||||
| FT_XML_ABS_CMBS | + 0x03000000 | – Commercial Mortgage | |||||
| FT_XML_ABS_DS | + 0x04000000 | – Debt Securities | |||||
| FT_XML_ABS_RMBS | + 0x05000000 | – Residential Mortgage | |||||
| FT_XML_ABS_NOTES | + 0x06000000 | – Disclosure Notes (Ex-103)‡ | |||||
| FT_XML_REG_A | + 0x318 + FT_A | Regulation XML (EDGAR) | |||||
| FT_XDS | + 0x401 + FT_A | XML Data Sheet (Data View)*‡ | |||||
| FT_XDS_II | + 0x01000000 | XML Data Sheet (Mark II)‡ | |||||
| FT_XDT | + 0x402 + FT_A | XML Data Template (Data View)‡ | |||||
| FT_XFT | + 0x403 + FT_A | XML Forms Template (Forms View)‡ | |||||
| FT_NSAR | + 0x501 + FT_A | NSAR Data (answer.fil)* | |||||
| FT_SIF | + 0x502 + FT_A | Submission Information File | |||||
| FT_PDML | + 0x503 + FT_A | EDGARizer Project File (PDML) | |||||
| Images | |||||||
| FT_TYPE_IMAGE | 0x00003000 | Format Indicator Group | |||||
| FT_BITMAP | + 0x001 | Bitmap | |||||
| FT_DIB | + 0x002 | Device Independent Bitmap | |||||
| FT_META | + 0x003 | Windows Meta | |||||
| FT_ENHMETA | + 0x004 | Windows Enhance Meta | |||||
| FT_GIF | + 0x005 | Graphics Interchange Format | |||||
| FT_JPEG | + 0x006 | JPEG Image Format | |||||
| FT_PNG | + 0x007 | Portable Network Graphic | |||||
| FT_TIFF | + 0x008 | Tag Image Format | |||||
| FT_PCX | + 0x009 | Quick Draw Mac | |||||
| FT_EXIF | + 0x00A | Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) | |||||
| FT_EMZ | + 0x00B | Compression Windows Enhanced Meta | |||||
| FT_EPS | + 0x00C | Encapsulated Postscript | |||||
| FT_ICON | + 0x010 | Icon | |||||
| Multi Media | |||||||
| FT_TYPE_MEDIA | 0x00004000 | Format Indicator Group | |||||
| FT_AVI | + 0x001 | Audio Video | |||||
| FT_FLASH | + 0x002 | Flash (Shockwave) | |||||
| FT_MIDI | + 0x003 | MIDI File | |||||
| FT_MOVIE | + 0x004 | Movie | |||||
| FT_MP3 | + 0x005 | MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 | |||||
| FT_WAVE | + 0x006 | Wave | |||||
| FT_WMA | + 0x007 | Windows Media Player | |||||
| FT_FLAC | + 0x008 | Free Lossless Audio Codec | |||||
| FT_OBJECT | + 0x009 | Generic Object | |||||
| Exchange/Server Types | |||||||
| FT_TYPE_EXCHANGE | 0x00005000 | Format Indicator Group | |||||
| FT_FILES | + 0x001 | Files/Directories | |||||
| FT_DROP | + 0x002 | Dropped Files/Object | |||||
| FT_ZIP | + 0x003 | Zipped/Compressed | |||||
| FT_BAK | + 0x004 | Backup File | |||||
| FT_MHT | + 0x005 + FT_A | Mime Encoded HTML File | |||||
| FT_MHT_EXTRACTED | + 0x007 | Mime Encoded HTML File (extracted) | |||||
| FT_FOLDER | + 0x006 | Folder Only (pseudo type) | |||||
| FT_FOLDER_UP | + 0x007 | Folder Only Up (pseudo type) | |||||
| FT_GZIP | + 0x008 | GZip Compressed | |||||
| FT_HTTP | + 0x103 | Web HTTP | |||||
| FT_HTTPS | + 0x104 | Web HTTPS | |||||
| FT_FTP | + 0x105 | Web FTP | |||||
| FT_MAIL | + 0x106 | Web Mail | |||||
| FT_GFBINARY | + 0x201 | GoFiler Binary File (generic) | |||||
| FT_PDFZONE | + 0x208 | PDF Zoning File | |||||
| FT_XML_LOG_DATA | + 0x210 + FT_A | XML Log Data (Info View) | |||||
| Program/Script Types | |||||||
| FT_TYPE_PROGRAM | 0x00006000 | Format Indicator Group | |||||
| FT_TYPE_PROGRAM_BINARY | 0x00000100 | Binary File Group (flag) | |||||
| FT_BATCH | + 0x001 + FT_A | Batch File (MSDOS, Command) | |||||
| FT_C | + 0x002 + FT_A | C | |||||
| FT_C_PLUSPLUS | + 0x003 + FT_A | C++ | |||||
| FT_C_HEADER | + 0x004 + FT_A | C Header | |||||
| FT_C_SHARP | + 0x005 + FT_A | C# | |||||
| FT_JAVA | + 0x006 + FT_A | Java Application | |||||
| FT_JAVASCRIPT | + 0x007 + FT_A | Java Script/JScript | |||||
| FT_PERL | + 0x008 + FT_A | Perl Script | |||||
| FT_PHP | + 0x009 + FT_A | PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor | |||||
| FT_VBSCRIPT | + 0x00A + FT_A | Visual Basic Script | |||||
| FT_SQL | + 0x00D + FT_A | Structured Query Language | |||||
| FT_RESOURCE_SCRIPT | + 0x00E + FT_A | Resource Script (windows) | |||||
| FT_ERB | + 0x00F + FT_A | Ruby on Rails | |||||
| FT_LEGATO | + 0x010 + FT_A | Legato Script (MS or LS) | |||||
| FT_LEGATO_C | + 0x011 | Legato Script Crunched/Encrypted | |||||
| FT_EXE | + 0x10B | Executable | |||||
| FT_DLL | + 0x10C | Executable Extension | |||||
| Project/File List Types | |||||||
| FT_TYPE_PROJECT | 0x00007000 | Format Indicator Group | |||||
| FT_PRIME_PROJECT | + 0x001 + FT_A | Prime Project File | |||||
| FT_EDGAR_FLASH_PROJECT | + 0x101 + FT_A | EDGAR Flash Project File | |||||
| FT_HTML_EASE_PROJECT | + 0x102 + FT_A | HTML Ease Project File | |||||
| FT_EDGAR_EASE_PROJECT | + 0x103 + FT_A | EDGAR Ease Project File | |||||
| FT_GOFILER_PROJECT | + 0x104 + FT_A | GoFiler Project File (v 1.x & 2.x) | |||||
| FT_GOFILER_PROJECT_3X | + 0x105 + FT_A | GoFiler Project File (v 3.x) | |||||
| FT_GFP_3X_ELO | + 0x01000000 | – Normal EDGAR Link Online | |||||
| FT_GFP_3X_13H | + 0x02000000 | – Form 13H | |||||
| FT_GFP_3X_13F | + 0x03000000 | – Form 13F | |||||
| FT_GFP_3X_MA | + 0x04000000 | – Form MA | |||||
| FT_GFP_3X_SDR | + 0x06000000 | – Form SDR | |||||
| FT_GFP_3X_RGA | + 0x06000000 | – Regulation A | |||||
| FT_GFP_3X_17A | + 0x07000000 | – Form X-17A-5 | |||||
| FT_GFP_3X_C | + 0x08000000 | – Form C | |||||
| FT_GFP_3X_CFP | + 0x09000000 | – Form CFPORTAL | |||||
| FT_GFP_3X_17H | + 0x0A000000 | – Form 17H | |||||
| FT_GFP_3X_TA | + 0x0B000000 | – Form TA | |||||
| FT_GFP_3X_CEN | + 0x0C000000 | – Form N-CEN | |||||
| FT_GFP_3X_NPT | + 0x0D000000 | – Form N-PORT | |||||
| FT_GFP_3X_S16 | + 0x0E000000 | – EDGARLink Online (Section 16 Only) | |||||
| FT_MSVS_PROJECT | + 0x201 + FT_A | MS Visual Studio Project | |||||
| FT_MP3_PLAYLIST | + 0x301 + FT_A | MP3 Playlist | |||||
| FT_CAB_FILELIST | + 0x401 | File List for Install | |||||
| FT_MSI_FILELIST | + 0x402 | File List for Install | |||||
| FT_SEC_COMPOSITE_EDGAR | + 0x501 + FT_A | SEC Composite/PDS Archive File | |||||
| FT_SEC_RETURN_COPY | + 0x502 + FT_A | SEC Return Copy | |||||
| FT_WINDOWS_LINK | + 0x601 | Windows Shortcut (Link) | |||||
| FT_PSG_EDIT_OBJECT | + 0x602 | Edit Object† | |||||
| Places (Drives, etc)† | |||||||
| FT_TYPE_PLACE | 0x00008000 | Format Indicator Group | |||||
| FT_CLOUD | + 0x001 | Cloud (VFC or other) | |||||
| FT_COMPUTER | + 0x002 | Computer (local drives) | |||||
| FT_DESKTOP | + 0x003 | User Desktop | |||||
| FT_LIBRARIES | + 0x004 | User Libraries | |||||
| FT_LOCAL_CD_DVD | + 0x005 | Local CD/DVD Disk | |||||
| FT_LOCAL_CLOUD | + 0x006 | Local Attached to Cloud | |||||
| FT_LOCAL_DISK | + 0x007 | Local Fixed Disk | |||||
| FT_LOCAL_FLOPPY | + 0x008 | Local Floppy Disk | |||||
| FT_LOCAL_NETWORK | + 0x009 | Local Network Mapped Drive | |||||
| FT_LOCAL_RAMDISK | + 0x00A | Local RAM Drive | |||||
| FT_LOCAL_REMOVABLE | + 0x00B | Local Flash Drive | |||||
| FT_MY_DOCUMENTS | + 0x00C | User "My Documents" | |||||
| FT_NETWORK | + 0x00D | Unmapped Network Places | |||||
| FT_PROJECT | + 0x00E | Application Recent Projects | |||||
| FT_RECENT | + 0x00F | Application Recent non-Projects | |||||
* Discontinued or depreciated.
† Pseudo type.
‡ There is not a standard XML schema. This type only matches data generated from Novaworks applications.
Related to file types are content types, as known as MIME encoding types. Legato supports a limited number of translation for file types to content types.
File Type Testers:
GetFileTypeCode — Gets file type by file content or extension and return type as code dword.
GetFileTypeString — Gets file type by file content or extension and return type as string.
GetFileTypeData — Gets file type and data characteristics.
File Type Code Support:
FileTypeCodeToString — Translates a file type code dword to a string.
FileTypeStringToCode — Translates a file type code string to a dword.
Content Type:
ContentTypeToFileType — Translate a MIME Content Type to a file type.
FileTypeToContentType — Translate file type or code to a MIME content type.
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