How do i associate excel file type (xlsx) with iPhone application

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Hi
i have managed to open .xls files form mail app by adding document type to the project build and set the Types field to "com.microsoft.excel.xls" (see screen shot).
I want to do the same with xlsx files but can't do it. I tried to add "com.microsoft.excel.xlsx" but it didn't work

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i'm stell stucked in this issue !!! – Mahmoud Adam Mar 08 '12 at 11:39 — Mahmoud Adam, Mar 08 '12 at 11:39

score 18 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 25 '12 at 23:52

I solved that by defining custom UTI as follows. Try to add these definitions into your info.plist. It works as expected.

<key>UTExportedTypeDeclarations</key>
<array>
    <dict>
        <key>UTTypeDescription</key>
        <string>XLSX input table document</string>
        <key>UTTypeTagSpecification</key>
        <dict>
            <key>public.filename-extension</key>
            <string>xlsx</string>
            <key>public.mime-type</key>
            <string>application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet</string>
        </dict>
        <key>UTTypeConformsTo</key>
        <array>
            <string>public.data</string>
        </array>
        <key>UTTypeIdentifier</key>
        <string>com.mydomain.myapplication.xlsx</string>
    </dict>
</array>

....

<key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
<array>

    <dict>
        <key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
        <string>XLSX input table document</string>
        <key>LSHandlerRank</key>
        <string>Owner</string>
        <key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
        <string>Editor</string>
        <key>LSItemContentTypes</key>
        <array>
            <string>com.mydomain.myapplication.xlsx</string>
        </array>
    </dict>
</array>

André Kuhlmann · Answer 2 · 2021-05-26T18:49:29.763

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The identifier for XLSX files is org.openxmlformats.spreadsheetml.sheet

Checkout: https://escapetech.eu/manuals/qdrop/uti.html

edited May 26 '21 at 18:49

answered Feb 26 '19 at 14:27

André Kuhlmann

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I don't know why nobody vote for your answer, but it's works for me. Thanks! – Tà Truhoada Oct 17 '19 at 07:35

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited May 26 '21 at 18:48

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XSLX is already declared as org.openxmlformats.presentationml.presentation

edited May 26 '21 at 18:48

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answered Nov 15 '16 at 21:06

Dale

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That's PPTX, not XLSX. – Glorfindel Nov 21 '16 at 11:42
And even if you do it like that, it doesn't work unless you add the custom UTI as in David's answer. – Glorfindel Nov 22 '16 at 16:35

How do i associate excel file type (xlsx) with iPhone application

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