Extension Element

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Extension Element

Description

Extension for a Component

Windows Installer references
MIME Table, Verb Table, Registry Table
Parents
Component, Include, ProgId
Inner Text
None
Children
Choice of elements (min: 0, max: unbounded)
  • MIME (min: 0, max: unbounded)
  • Verb (min: 0, max: unbounded)
Attributes
Name Type Description Required
Id String This is simply the file extension, like "doc" or "xml". Do not include the preceding period. Yes
Advertise YesNoType Whether this extension is to be advertised. The default is "no".  
ContentType String The MIME type that is to be written.  
See Also
Wix Schema