How to Define a MIME Type for PaleoVu

Why Define the MIME Type?

MIME stands for Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extension, a standard system for identifying the file type based on the files extension. It is essential to define the MIME type correctly in order to launch PaleoVu from the paleovu.htm web page of this CD-ROM.

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows
Netscape 3.0 for Windows
Netscape 4.04 for Windows
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Macintosh
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Macintosh
Netscape 3.01 for Macintosh
Netscape 4.04 for Macintosh

Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows

Note: In the following instructions D: is the CD-ROM drive. If your CD-ROM is a different drive letter, substitute that letter for D:.

View Menu

Options menu item (brings up Options dialog)
- In Options dialog:
  - select Programs tab
  - click File Types button, (brings up File Types dialog)
    - In File Types dialog:
      - select File Types tab
      - click New Type... button, (brings up Add New File Type dialog)
        
        In Add New File Type dialog:
        
        Description of type: PaleoVu
        
        Associated extension: .pvu
        
        Content Type (MIME): application/x-pvu
        
        click New Button, (brings up New Action Dialog)
        
        In New Action dialog:
        
        Action: open
        
        Application Used to Perform Action:
        D:\paleovu\paleovu.exe -cddrive D
        
        click Okay button (exit New Action dialog)
        
        click Close button (exit Add New File Type Dialog)
      - click Okay button (exit File Types dialog)
  - click Okay (exit Options dialog)

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows

Note: In the following instructions D: is the CD-ROM drive. If your CD-ROM is a different drive letter, substitute that letter for D:.

From the Start Menu, Launch Windows Explorer.

From Windows Explorer:

View Menu

Options menu item (brings up Options dialog)
- In Options dialog:
  - select File Types Tab (brings up File Types page)
    - In File Types page:
      - click New Type... Button, (brings up Add New File Type dialog)
        
        In Add New File Type dialog:
        
        Description of type: PaleoVu
        
        Associated extension: .pvu
        
        Content Type (MIME): application/x-pvu
        
        click New Button, (brings up New Action Dialog)
        
        In New Action dialog:
        
        Action: open
        
        Application Used to Perform Action:
        D:\paleovu\paleovu.exe -cddrive D
        
        click Okay button (exit New Action dialog)
        
        click OK button (exit Add New File Type dialog)
  - click Okay (exit Options dialog)

Netscape 3.0 for Windows

Note: In the following instructions D: is the CD-ROM drive. If your CD-ROM is a different drive letter, substitute that letter for D:.

Options menu

General Preferences menu item, (brings up General Preferences dialog)
- In General Preferences dialog:
  - select Helpers tab
  - click Create New Type button, (brings up Configure New Mime type dialog)
    - In Configure New Mime Type dialog:
      - Mime Type: paleovu
      - Mime Sub Type: x-pvu
    - click Okay button (exits Configure New Mime Type dialog)
  - File Extension: pvu
  - Action: Launch the Application
  - Use the Browse... button to select paleovu.exe (Note: paleovu.exe is located in the palvuwin directory of the CD-ROM). Then add:
```
   -cddrive D  
```
    to the end of the field. For example if D: is your CD-ROM drive, you should now have:
```
D:\paleovu\paleovu.exe  -cddrive D 
```
click Okay button (exits General Preferences dialog)

Netscape 4.04 for Windows

Note:In the following instructions D: is the CD-ROM drive. If your CD-ROM is a different drive letter, substitute that letter for D:.

Edit menu

Preferences menu item, (brings up Preferences dialog)
- In General Preferences dialog:
  - select Navigator under the Category list
  - select Applications under Navigator
  - click Create New Type button, (brings up Configure New Mime type dialog)
    - In Configure New Mime Type dialog:
      - Description: Paleovu
      - File Extension: pvu
      - MIME Tpye: application/x-pvu
      - Use the Browse... button to select paleovu.exe (Note: paleovu.exe is located in the palvuwin directory of the CD-ROM). Then add:
        -cddrive D
        
        to the end of the field. For example if D: is my CDROM drive, I should now have:
        
        D:\paleovu\paleovu.exe -cddrive D
    - click Okay (exits Configure New Mime type dialog)
- click Okay button (exits Preferences dialog)

Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Macintosh

Edit menu

Options menu item, (brings up Options dialog)
- In Options dialog:
  - click Helpers tab
  - click Add button, (brings up Configure File Type dialog)
    - In Configure File Types dialog:
      - Description: PaleoVu
      - MIME Type: application/x-pvu
      - Suffixes: .pvu
      - Encoding: Plain Text
      - How to Handle: Use a Helper Application
      - Use the Choose button to locate paleovu on the CD-ROM (Note: paleovu is located in the palvumac folder of the CD-ROM.)
      - File Type: TEXT (Note: you must choose TEXT from the combo box drop down list, do not type it in.)
      - click OK button (exit Configure File Type dialog)
  - click OK button (exit Options dialog)

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Macintosh

Edit menu

Preferences menu item, (brings up Internet Explorer Preferences dialog)
- In Internet Explorer Preferences dialog:
  - click File Helpers under the Receiving Files dropdown list
  - click Add button, (brings up Edit File Helper dialog)
    - In Edit File Helper dialog:
      - Description: PaleoVu
      - Extension: .pvu
      - MIME Type: application/x-pvu
      - Use the Browse... button to locate paleovu on the CD-ROM (Note: paleovu is located under the palvumac folder of the CD-ROM.)
      - From File type: TEXT (Note: you must choose TEXT from the combo box drop down list, do not type it in.)
      - Select Plain Text
      - Unselect Macintosh file
      - Select Use for incoming and Use for outgoing
      - Download to: Prompt
      - How to Handle: View with Application
      - Use the Browse button to locate paleovu on the CD-ROM (Note: paleovu is located in the palvumac folder of the CD-ROM.)
      - click OK button to exit Edit Fle Helper dialog
  - Click OK button to exit Internet Explorer Preferences dialog

Netscape 3.01 for Macintosh

Options menu

General Preferences menu item (brings up General Preferences dialog)
- In General Preferences dialog:
  - select Helpers tab
  - click New button, (brings up New Type dialog)
    - In New Types Dialog
      - Description: PaleoVu
      - MIME Type: application/x-pvu
      - Suffixes: .pvu
      - select Application
      - File type: TEXT
      - Use the Browse button to locate paleovu on the CD-ROM (Note: paleovu is located in the palvumac folder of the CD-ROM.)
      - click OK button (exits New Types dialog)
  - click Apply Button
  - click OK button (exits General Preferences dialog)

Netscape 4.04 for Macintosh

Edit menu

Preferences menu item (brings up General Preferences dialog)
- In General Preferences dialog:
  - select Navigator
  - select Applications
  - click New button, (brings up New Type dialog)
    - In New Types Dialog
      - Description: PaleoVu
      - MIME Type: application/x-pvu
      - Suffixes: .pvu
      - select Application
      - Use the Choose... button to locate paleovu on the CD-ROM (Note: paleovu is located under the palvumac folder of the CD-ROM.)
      - File type: TEXT
      - click Okay button (exits New Types dialog)
  - click Okay button (exits General Preferences dialog)