ContentMediaType Property
Topic Last Modified: 2006-06-13
Contains type and subtype identifiers that specify the nature of the data in a body part.
Applies To
Type Library
Microsoft CDO for Exchange 2000 Library
DLL Implemented In
CDOEX.DLL
Syntax
Property ContentMediaType As String
HRESULT get_ContentMediaType(BSTR* pVal);HRESULT put_ContentMediaType(BSTR Val);
Parameters
- pVal
Returns the value of the property as a reference to a BSTR.
- Val
Sets the value of the property to the value of the BSTR.
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
- message/external-body, message/partial, message/rfc822
- multipart/alternative, multipart/digest, multipart/mixed, multipart/related
- text/html, text/plain
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
Dim iBp as CDO.BodyPart
' set a bodypart to oBp
iBp.ContentMediaType = "application/msword"