Adding New Resource Types

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When you want to create a new resource type, you should place the section below in your config.cfm file. Note that the options you can use are described in the Handling Built-in Resource Types section.

Example: Suppose you want to create a new resource type named MSdocs, which will only be used for files with the .doc, .ppt, and .xls extensions and the maximum size of 2 megabytes. Add the following code to your configuration file.

config.resourceType[1] = structNew();
config.resourceType[1].name = 'MSdocs';
config.resourceType[1].url = config.baseUrl & 'MSdocs';
config.resourceType[1].directory = config.baseDir & 'MSdocs';
config.resourceType[1].maxSize = "2M";
config.resourceType[1].allowedExtensions = 'doc,ppt,xls';
config.resourceType[1].deniedExtensions = '';

When loading CKFinder, the type querystring parameter can be used to display a specific type only. If type is omitted in the URL, the defaultResourceTypes setting is used (it may contain the resource type names separated by a comma).

If the defaultResourceTypes setting is left empty, all types — including the newly defined ones — are loaded. When you want to limit CKFinder to only use the newly defined MSdocs resource type, use the following code:

config.defaultResourceTypes = 'MSdocs';
This page was last edited on 31 March 2011, at 07:11.