# File type editor **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [April 30, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/file-type-editor/75572 "2023-04-30T13:41:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fabio\_stranieri](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/fabio_stranieri/32/1939_2.png) [@fabio\_stranieri](https://forum.xojo.com/u/fabio_stranieri)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/file-type-editor/75572/1 "2023-04-30T13:41:41Z")
Hi, in a sample app (Folderitem Dialogs), I see the follow code: // The filter is what type of file you are looking for // The filters are defined in the File Types dialog // inside the edit menu dialog.Filter = text/plain In my edit menu (xojo 2016R4.1) there is not “File Type” inside edit menu. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![Sebastien\_REMY](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/sebastien_remy/32/1946_2.png) [@Sebastien\_REMY](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Sebastien_REMY)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/file-type-editor/75572/2 "2023-04-30T13:51:14Z")
Do you insert file type in a file type group on the IDE from the Insert button ? ![Screenshot 2023-04-30 at 15.50.52](https://forum.xojo.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9d9c46d8f81ca79d235cbe5132e9e65206baa322.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Emile_Schwarz)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/file-type-editor/75572/3 "2023-04-30T14:00:07Z")
> [@Sebastien\_REMY](#): > > Do you insert file type fabio says: **xojo 2016R4.1** To add a FileType, go to the Insert Menu (MenuBar) and… Insert a FileType (or something that looks like that). Then, in the Navigation pane (left), setach for FileType1, select it, rename it to something meaningful (that’s for you) then add a File Type (look in the middle of the window since I forget that one), then you have PopupMenus to add either a blank you have to populate or at the window bottom to choose some already defined. “text/plain” is in the PopupMenu. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_O](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/greg_o/32/22785_2.png) [@Greg\_O](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Greg_O)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/file-type-editor/75572/4 "2023-04-30T15:40:21Z")
If you are on macOS, you can drag file types into the FileTypeGroup editor and it will attempt to extract the info it needs from the item. ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Weaver](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@Robert\_Weaver](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Robert_Weaver)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/file-type-editor/75572/5 "2023-04-30T17:05:25Z")
> [@Greg\_O](#): > > you can drag file types into the FileTypeGroup editor Do you mean drag **files** , or drag **file types**? If file types, where are these found? ---
**Author:** ![TimStreater](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/timstreater/32/586_2.png) [@TimStreater](https://forum.xojo.com/u/TimStreater)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/file-type-editor/75572/6 "2023-04-30T17:09:13Z")
Well he’s going to mean **files** , wouldn’t you say? ---
**Author:** ![Jean-Yves\_Pochez](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/jean-yves_pochez/32/21769_2.png) [@Jean-Yves\_Pochez](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Jean-Yves_Pochez)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/file-type-editor/75572/7 "2023-04-30T18:29:27Z")
just tested it, works fine. thanks Greg ! ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_O](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/greg_o/32/22785_2.png) [@Greg\_O](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Greg_O)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/file-type-editor/75572/8 "2023-04-30T20:54:03Z")
Yes, files. Sorry about that… and folders/bundles. It’ll handle that too. ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Weaver](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@Robert\_Weaver](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Robert_Weaver)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/file-type-editor/75572/9 "2023-05-01T00:56:02Z")
Thanks for the clarification. I thought maybe I was missing something. Anyway, that’s a handy tip. Thanks for posting it. ---
**Author:** ![Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Emile_Schwarz)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/file-type-editor/75572/10 "2023-05-01T06:03:50Z")
fabio ? ---
**Author:** ![fabio\_stranieri](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/fabio_stranieri/32/1939_2.png) [@fabio\_stranieri](https://forum.xojo.com/u/fabio_stranieri)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/file-type-editor/75572/11 "2023-05-01T06:34:39Z")
Emile, for me it work exatly as you advice me! Thank you