ContentMediaType Property
ContentMediaType Property
The ContentMediaType property contains type and subtype identifiers that specify the nature of the data in a body part.
Syntax
Property ContentMediaType as String
HRESULT get_ContentMediaType(BSTR* pVal);
HRESULT put_ContentMediaType(BSTR Val);
Remarks
The ContentMediaType property corresponds to the type and subtype of the Content-Type header field of Request for Comments (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 the ContentMediaType property 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 (GIF) |
cdoJpeg |
image/jpeg |
Image encoded using Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format (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 a forwarded message) |
cdoMultipartAlternative |
multipart/alternative |
Different versions of same content, simplest version 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 Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) |
cdoTextHtml |
text/html |
Text with Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) tags |
CdoTextPlain |
text/plain |
Unstructured text |
The contents of ContentMediaType are case-insensitive. The default value is text/plain.
Example
Dim iBp as CDO.IBodyPart
' set a bodypart to oBp
iBp.ContentMediaType = "application/msword"