ContentMediaType Property

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ContentMediaType Property

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Contains type and subtype identifiers that specify the nature of the data in a body part.

Applies To

IBodyPart Interface

Type Library

Microsoft CDO for Exchange 2000 Library

DLL Implemented In

CDOEX.DLL

Syntax



[Visual Basic]Property ContentMediaType As String






[C++]HRESULT get_ContentMediaType(BSTR* pVal);
HRESULT put_ContentMediaType(BSTR Val);


Parameters




    

  • pVal
    
Returns the value of the property as a reference to a BSTR.
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  • Val
    
Sets the value of the property to the value of the BSTR.
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Remarks




The ContentMediaType property corresponds to the type and subtype of the Content-Type header field of RFC 2045.


This property corresponds to the urn:schemas:mailheader:content-type header field available in the Fields collection


The format for the contents of ContentMediaType is "<type>/<subtype>". Common types and subtypes include:


    

  • image/gif, image/jpeg
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  • message/external-body, message/partial, message/rfc822
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  • multipart/alternative, multipart/digest, multipart/mixed, multipart/related
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  • text/html, text/plain
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The following CdoContentTypeValues string constants are provided for use with the ContentMediaType property:


CdoContentTypeValues Module Constants






Constant
Value
Description






cdoGif
"image/gif"
Image encoded using Graphics Interchange Format Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)




cdoJpeg
"image/jpeg"
Image encoded using Joint Photographic Experts Group format Industry Standards Organization (ISO)/IEC 10918




cdoMessageExternalBody
"message/external-body"
Pointer to message content outside this message




cdoMessagePartial
"message/partial"
One piece of a fragmented message




cdoMessageRFC822
"message/rfc822"
Simple e-mail message, not even a forward




cdoMultipartAlternative
"multipart/alternative"
Different versions of same content, simplest first




cdoMultipartDigest
"multipart/digest"
Different messages, including forwarded messages




cdoMultipartMixed
"multipart/mixed"
Body parts to be processed sequentially




cdoMultipartRelated
"multipart/related"
Body parts accessed through URLs




cdoTextHtml
"text/html"
Text with HTML tags




cdoTextPlain
"text/plain"
Unstructured text






The contents of ContentMediaType are not case-sensitive. The default value is "text/plain".




Example






[Visual Basic]
Dim iBp as CDO.BodyPart
' set a bodypart to oBp
iBp.ContentMediaType = "application/msword"



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