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 About Binary File rules

A binary file rule has three key parts:

Field

Description
Type

Select Binary File from the Technical category.
Application Name (Directory)

Identify the destination Web server directory for this file when the file is extracted from the database.

Normally, use the webwb directory, a subdirectory of the application server.

File Name

Enter the name of this file. Choose a name suitable for Solaris or Windows, but using only lowercase letters. (If you enter an uppercase letter, the resulting extracted file nonetheless has only lowercase in the name.)

NoteOrdinarily, static files from each RuleSet and Version are stored in distinct subdirectories.
File Type (extension)

Enter the extension for this type of file, for example, cab for ActiveX controls, jpg for Joint Photography Expert Group format, and so on.

TipThe BMP file type is proprietary to Microsoft. While you can save a Windows BMP file in a binary file rules, use of JPG, GIF, or PNG files for graphics to be presented by Internet Explorer or other Web browsers is a best practice. Use a paint software package to convert a Windows BMP files to JPG, PNG, or GIF format, and then store the converted file in a binary file rule.

For general information about this form see Completing the new rule dialog box. For general information on the Save As form, see How to enter rule keys using Save As.

Rule resolution

When searching for binary file rules, the system filters candidate rules based on a requestor's RuleSet list of RuleSets and versions.

Time-qualified and circumstance-qualified rule resolution features are not available for binary file rules. The class hierarchy is not relevant to rule resolution of binary file rules.

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