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Suggested mime type for .bmml files and IIS
Any suggestion on what mime type I should specify for .bmml files so that I can allow downloading them from IIS? I tried application/octet-stream, but it still opens in the browser as a text document instead of prompting for download location.
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Inappropriate?Hi Dan, I would add "Content-Disposition: attachment;", but may I ask you what the context is? How are you hosting your BMML files?1 Comment
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I have this problem as well. I am trying to figure out what MIME type to use under IIS for users that post mockups to a SharePoint site. -
Inappropriate?BMML files are simple XML files...so text/plain perhaps?
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Inappropriate?I have the same problem. Posting documents to Sharepoint under TFS. BMML files open in the browser as an XML document. Trying to figure out how to make them open in the Mockups application. Assuming this is an IIS metabase entry, but need the mime type format. Thx! -
Inappropriate?Hi there, so I looked into it, and although the process to register a new mime type is long and arduous, it doesn't seem like it's required. I will start the process, but in the meantime, I suggest you use this:
text/vnd.balsamiq.bmml for .bmml files
In Apache, add the following to your /etc/apache2/mods-available/mime.conf:
AddType text/vnd.balsamiq.bmml .bmml
Then the browser should ask which tool to open bmml files with. Select Mockups for Desktop and you'll be in business!
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You can test it here: http://www.bmockups.com/test.bmml
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Inappropriate?OK. Made the mime type entry you suggested at the server level in IIS, and did a reset. Mockups are still opening in the browser as an XML document, e.g. no option to open, select an app, etc. Are there additional settings that must be made on the client side?1 Comment Add a comment
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Hi Triune, thanks for trying it out and for your feedback. I also noticed that while Firefox opens bmml files in Mockups for me, Safari keeps opening them in the browser as text files. Looks like I need to investigate some more...I'll report back!
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Inappropriate?Peldi,
I am seeing the same results for IE7. Firefox works great, IE opens the file in the browser as an xml text file.
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