TruxtonFileType

This class lets you add to the [FileType] table in Truxton from Python. It is how you add your own file types to Truxton.

Attributes and Methods

extension: str

The most common file name extension associated with this file type. Setting this value is optional. This corresponds to the [Extension] column of the [FileType] table.

id: int

An 16-bit integer value for the file type. Setting this value is optional. If you don't, one will be randomly chosen for you during the save() call. This corresponds to the [ID] column of the [FileType] table. The valid range of values is 11,000 through 32,767.

longname: str

A description of the file type. This corresponds to the [LongName] column of the [FileType] table. Setting this field is optional, if it is not set, the value of shortname will be used.

mimetype: str

The MIME type most commonly associated with the file type. This corresponds to the [MIME] column of the [FileType] table. Setting this field is optional, the default is application/octet-stream

parentid: int

An 16-bit integer value for the more generic type of this file type. Setting this value is optional. This corresponds to the [ParentFileTypeID] column of the [FileType] table. If you do set this value, it should appear in the [ID] column of the [FileType] table.

shortname: str

A short name for the file type. This corresponds to the [ShortName] column of the [FileType] table. Setting this value is mandatory.

save() -> boolean

This will commit the information to the [FileType] table. It will return True if the record was saved to the database, False if there was an error.

Sample

import sys
sys.path.append('C:/Program Files/Truxton/SDK')
import truxton

def main():
  t = truxton.create()

  file_type = t.newfiletype()

  file_type.parentid = truxton.Type_XML
  file_type.shortname = "MyType"
  file_type.longname = "A custom file type derived from XML for demo purposes"
  file_type.extension = "xm2"
  file_type.mimetype = "text/xml"

  file_type.save()

  print( "ID is " + str(file_type.id))

if __name__ == "__main__":
  main()