I am trying to create multiple custom file types with the same mime image/*. From all the things I read and the configuration settings I am assuming this is possible and that users can choose which file type they're uploading if the mime type matches multiple file types. For testing I created two custom file types with mime type image/* and uploaded an image. The image took the type of the latest added custom file type. There was no option to select the proper custom type during upload. What am I doing wrong?

I have media 7.x-2.x-dev with bulk upload sub-module installed.

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shadysamir commented
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shadysamir commented
Related issues: +#2187983: How does one use custom file types?
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Leagnus commented

Yep, i've got same issue.

IMHO, anybody can create new file type only if mime differs from existing.

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Project: File Entity (fieldable files) » D7 Media
Component: Miscellaneous » Media Bulk Upload

I don't believe that the file type selection works with the bulk upload functionality yet, and we don't have a plan in place for supporting it. Assistance for how the UI and workflow for that would work, would be welcome.

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nerdoc commented

This has nothing to do with bulk upload, as I don't have it installed here, but I have the exact same issue, with a file field in a webform content type.
I have two similar file types with application/pdf MIME type.

I chose "pdf" at the webform as only available file type. When uploading a file on this webform, it is saved, and then listed under admin/content/file as my custom type ("news"), without any chance to influence it.

Then I checked the "normal" file field (without webform). I added a file field to a new content type, and disabled Audio, Video, and my custom PDF type "news" for this file field, only "Document" is allowed. Despite that setting, when uploading a file there, I am asked whether I want to save it as "News" or "Document" from the Media module.

IMHO this is a severe bug. I just don't know of which module ;-) - webform could be the culprit too.

edited (3x) - cleaned up.

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nerdoc commented

I found it (at least for webform) - webform asks file_entity, exactly using file_get_type() which type the uploaded file is. This function invokes all hook_file_type, and if it is a pdf (in my case) gets an array of 2 types back: array("news", "document").

And then it calls:

return empty($types) ? NULL : reset($types);

Which picks the (randomly) first element of the array and returns it as single item.

The OP wrote about bulk upload, maybe it is similar there.
So, I suppose this is no Media bug...

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nerdoc commented

This seems to be a file entity bug.

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nerdoc commented
Status: Active » Closed (works as designed)