Read File Properties

[stnkyminky]

I would like to loop through a folder and extract the 'Title' attrib from all files within that folder.


Right click on a file and select properties. Click on the Summary tab.

Scott
Programmer Analyst
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[marcsorg]

Hi,
I am new to vb.net.
every day i have to build a control file of what files are in a directory.
there is a system function. I don't have it with me. I think it is
getfiles(&quot;C:\*.MDB&quot It will make an array of all the files you want.
Hope this helps.
Marcsorg

 

[RebeccaLynn]

Check out the Path Class, it will be a lot of help.

Becca

Somtimes, the easy answer is the hardest to find.

 

[stnkyminky]

I apologize for not being clear. I am able to retrieve the files/folders in a given directory. However, I am not able to get the Title attribute from the file.

Thanks to everyone for your input.

Scott
Programmer Analyst
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[chiph]

Files don't have titles. Files have names.
Word docs, etc. have titles. Is that what you're asking?

Chip H.


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[stnkyminky]

If you right click on a file and select properties. Click on the Summary tab you should see fields that someone can populate to describe the file. One of those fields is title.

I've found that in WinXP and probably Win2k, that All files have these attributes. I've not been able to find anything in the .Net framework that will allow me to retrieve these values. I'm assuming I'll need to interface with a dll but I'm not sure.

Scott
Programmer Analyst
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