File format code list

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#1

Please would someone give me a short version of this list: http://iatistandard.org/201/codelists/FileFormat/ which just includes the codes I should be using for the following:

Word document
PDF
Excel file
CSV file

and give me an example of how it would be used? I think there’s a URL or something to signpost to the code list as it’s non-embedded?

The list itself makes absolutely no sense at all to me. Thanks! Sarah

#2

application/msword
application/pdf
application/vnd.ms-excel
text/csv

Don’t shoot the messenger! Here’s the culprit

#3

Word document application/msword
PDF application/pdf
Excel application/vnd.ms-excel
CSV text/csv

Example usage:

Project Report 2013

From http://iatistandard.org/201/activity-standard/iati-activities/iati-activity/document-link/

John

#4

BTW, application/msword and application/vnd.ms-excel are for the older .doc and .xls files.

For newer Word and Excel files, you should use:
Word (.docx): application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Excel (.xlsx): application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet

#5

Crikey - that’s more than a mouthful
Let’s hope the Plain English Campaign never needs to publish to IATI

#6

Hi, big thank you to everyone who replied - this info was very helpful!