[TYPO3-dam-devel] RFC #9403,9644: Missing media types

[Uschi Renziehausen]

Hi dan :-)
Dan Osipov wrote:
> This is a good point.
> 
> The files with the added types have been uploaded as undefined media 
> types. They will remain as such. Any new files will be checked against 
> the new media types.
> 
> It would be nice to update all existing files to use the new media 
> types, but I don't think its practical (in other words I don't know an 
> easy solution).
> 

As new filetypes come up every time and again, I think a submodule 
'Update media types' under tools would come in handy here. As far as I 
can judge, the following tables are affected:
tx_dam.type
tx_dam_metypes_avail.type

Also, some stored selections might not work anymore.
Maybe also the general sys_refindex comes in as well?

Uschi



> Dan Osipov
> Calkins Media
> http://danosipov.com/blog/
> 
> Uschi Renziehausen wrote:
>> hi *.*
>>
>> while I like to have all those patches in trunk, with this one I am in 
>> doubght about the consequences.
>>
>> media types (not filetypes!) have hardcoded uids as constants. As soon 
>> as the first filetype of media type x is uploaded, we have it in the 
>> database, therefore we need some kind of update script! Currently the 
>> only way to update the database is:
>> delete the files of that mediatype and upload them again.
>> In my eyes this is a blocker!
>>
>> Uschi
>>
>> ben van 't ende [netcreators] wrote:
>>
>>> Uschi Renziehausen wrote:
>>>> Hi ben,
>>>>
>>>> ben van 't ende [netcreators] wrote:
>>>>> Uschi Renziehausen wrote:
>>>>>> Hello Dan,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> can we perhaps have
>>>>>> - the  OO spreadsheet and the new Exel stuff under dataset?
>>>>>> - what belongs to OO impress and the new PowerPoint stuff under 
>>>>>> interactive
>>>>>> - the image stuff (OO draw) under image?
>>>>>
>>>>> OO draw is dataset. No way Image ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Of course it is image, calc is dataset (equivalent for exel), draw 
>>>> stuff is image (as the name implies already)
>>>>
>>>> Prosit, uschi (who feels like counting pees, when it comes to those 
>>>> damned media types and would like to discuss what they are really 
>>>> used for or could be useful for in dam)
>>>>
>>>>> gRTz
>>>>>
>>>>> ben
>>>
>>> +1 by reading. please get this one in. we are trying to wrap stuff 
>>> up. can the guys with commit permissions have a look at what is still 
>>> waiting?
>>>
>>> gRTz
>>>
>>> ben