IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
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Mar 12, 2015
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Feb 5, 2007
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An image forming apparatus and a method of controlling the same. Although the extension of a data file to be printed may not be registered as a printable extension in an image forming apparatus, when the header content of the data file is analyzed to determine that the data file is printable, the corresponding extension is registered as a printable extension in the image forming apparatus. Then, the same extension is determined as a printable extension without additionally analyzing the header content so that the printing time is reduced. When the storage medium is connected to the image forming apparatus, if a data file stored in the storage medium has an extension that is not registered as a printable extension, it is further determined whether the data file is a printable. If the data file is printable, the extension of the data file is registered as a printable extension and only a data file having the extension registered in the image forming apparatus is displayed, so that the printing time is shortened. Since the user does not select the non-printable data file, the convenience of user is improved and printing errors are prevented.
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