File -> Properties –> Summary tab

[jwxpnd]

How do I access this information from VFP?
I would like to collect the information from a group of files and store it in my database.

 

[Mike Lewis]

What do you mean by "File -> Properties –> Summary tab"? What does this refer to? I can't see that option anywhere in VFP?

Mike


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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

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[Stella740pl]

Mike, I think it refers to the Windows Explorer.
Besides the fact that jwxpnd would like "to collect the information from a group of files" programmatically through VFP, Windows Explorer does have that tab in File -> Properties dialog.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Stella,

Now you mention it, I think you're right ... although it wasn't at all obvious from the original question.

Mike




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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

My Visual FoxPro site: www.ml-consult.co.uk

 

[jwxpnd]

Yes, I am referring to the file properties dialog in the Explorer. Some files (such as images) have the summary tab and I would like to collect that information.

 

[Stella740pl]

Some more "common" file properties (name, size, date & time of the last modification, attributes) you can get using ADIR() function.

But I don't think the properties you refer to are natively available in VFP. Possibly, some API functions may help to retrieve them.

Take a look at thread184-1268702. It is not 100% what you want, but I think it may help you handle your task. It has a very useful piece of code; I wonder if the same code can retrieve the properties you want.

 

[jwxpnd]

So, far I am collecting information through ADIR and AGETFILEVERSION, but I also need the summary information.

Thanks Stella740pl I'll take a look.

 

[CajunCenturion]

You might also want to try using the FileSystemObject.

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[white605]

Try searching for:
DSOFile.OleDocumentProperties
On MSFT.This may be what your looking for.
wjwjr

 

[jwxpnd]

Thank you CajunCenturion and white605 I'll take alook.