Setting Up Info File Parameters
The folderinfo.xml file is used to represent the structure and contents of a particular folder. This file can be used in the following cases:
● The real folder name can be replaced by a virtual display name.
● The real file name can be replaced by a virtual display name.
● You can decide which files inside a specific folder will be visible in the repository and which files will be hidden.
● You can define a custom thumbnail icon for a file.
The folderinfo.xml file has the following structure:
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<FolderInfo> |
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<subfolders> |
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<folder
folderName="<Folder Name>" path="<Folder |
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</subfolders> |
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<files> |
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<file
fileName="<File Name>" extension="<File |
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</files> |
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</FolderInfo> |
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Parameter |
Value |
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folderName |
The display name of a folder. The display name can be different from the actual folder name. |
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path |
The actual file or folder path. The path must be located under the folder in which the folderinfo.xml resides. |
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iconClass |
When defining the folder parameters, the iconClass parameter must have fileExtensionFolder value. When defining the file parameters, the iconClass parameter must have fileExtension<Extension Type> value, for example fileExtensionpptx, if the file extension is PPTX. |
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iconPath |
The full path to the location of the icon file. |
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fileName |
The display name of a file. The display name can be different from the actual file name. |
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extension |
The file extension. For example, PPTX, PPT, DOCX, DOC, PDF. |
Example
In the following example, we set the Document Repository to contain a folder named Giftcards with a file named Birthday.pptx. The file has a thumbnail icon which is located at https://play.google.com/intl/en-US_us/about/images/giftcards/birthday_120x120.png.
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<FolderInfo> |
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<subfolders> |
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<folder
folderName="Giftcards"
path="My
Files" |
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</subfolders> |
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<files> |
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<file
fileName="Birthday"
extension="pptx" |
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</files> |
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</FolderInfo> |