Extract File Format Information

Export can detect a file's format, and report the information to the API, which in turn reports the information to the developer's application. This feature enables you to apply customized conversion settings based on a file's format. See File Format Detection for more information on format detection.

Use the C API

To extract file format information by using the C API

  1. Declare a pointer to the KVStreamInfo data structure. KVStreamInfo.

  2. Call the fpGetStreamInfo() function. fpGetStreamInfo().

Use the COM interface

To extract file format information by using the COM interface, call the GetFileInfo() method. See GetFileInfo.


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