How to get ppt file from iPhone mail and safari?

Question

I want to read .ppt files from the iPhone mail app. I have already done read the PDF file using this SO question. It's working fine, and they used this code for generating the menu in the mail app:

<key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
<array>
    <dict>
        <key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
        <string>PDF Document</string>
        <key>LSHandlerRank</key>
        <string>Alternate</string>
        <key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
        <string>Viewer</string>
        <key>LSItemContentTypes</key>
        <array>
            <string>com.adobe.pdf</string>
        </array>
    </dict>
</array>
<key>UIFileSharingEnabled</key>
<true/>
<key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
<array>
    <dict>
        <key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
        <string>Powerpoint</string>
        <key>LSHandlerRank</key>
        <string>Alternate</string>
        <key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
        <string>Viewer</string>
        <key>LSItemContentTypes</key>
        <array>
            <string>com.microsoft.powerpoint.ppt</string>
        </array>
    </dict>
</array>

It's working fine. I googled the problem, but if someone could guide me how to detect .ppt files from mail attachments, that'd be helpful.

CodaFi · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-19T05:14:59.107

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In order to use PPT files, you must declare your intent to conform to its UTI, which means simply changing the bit about com.adobe.pdf to com.microsoft.powerpoint.ppt. Easy.

For all intents and purposes, also change CFBundleTypeName to Powerpoint.

edited Jun 19 '12 at 05:14

answered Jun 19 '12 at 05:05

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i update my code now. now i can get only ppt file now pdf in won't work. kindly tell me where i'm doing wrong .. – Gurumoorthy Arumugam Jun 19 '12 at 08:22

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 25 '13 at 08:56

The issue here is that you shouldn't have duplicated the entire CFBundleDocumentTypes entry like you have for pdfs and ppts.

Rather, you only need one of these such blocks, and you simply want to add another CFBundleTypeName to the .

So, your plist should look like this:

<key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
<array>
    <dict>
        <key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
        <string>PDF Document</string>
        <key>LSHandlerRank</key>
        <string>Alternate</string>
        <key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
        <string>Viewer</string>
        <key>LSItemContentTypes</key>
        <array>
            <string>com.adobe.pdf</string>
        </array>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
        <string>Powerpoint</string>
        <key>LSHandlerRank</key>
        <string>Alternate</string>
        <key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
        <string>Viewer</string>
        <key>LSItemContentTypes</key>
        <array>
            <string>com.microsoft.powerpoint.ppt</string>
        </array>
    </dict>
</array>
<key>UIFileSharingEnabled</key>
<true/>

Notice that I didn't end the CFBundleDocumentTypes array until I had added both entries.

How to get ppt file from iPhone mail and safari?

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