File properties... version, description, etc...

Is there a way to access the file properties on windows systems? For example if you right click on a file you can get the Application Name, Description, Version, etc....
Is there a java API that supports this? Also do unix systems have similar features?
Thanks,
Kenny

Yes, look for File, and FileView in your java docs.

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I cannot get Itunes to recognize file properties (comments/composer etc).
I will change a group of files that I have saved in a certain location, eg. songs from a roadtrip. I then change a certain property in those files ie composer, or comment, or something else that is included in Itunes' file information.
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Aperture help/questions - File Size, Versions, etc

Hi,
I am new to the Mac, and after a small learning curve am now loving it. Can’t believe what I missed all those years under Windows. Anyway one of my biggest problems has been workflow and photo management, so I rushed out and bought Aperture without much investigation. I’m still getting to know it, and so far think it’s very good except for the following points, which may be down to my inexperience with the product rather than any shortcomings. I store all my shots as managed files in my Aperture library.
1. File sizes. Often I use Photoshop for minor/major modifications. There would be few shots that would not require some tweaking if I wanted to get the best image. I have PS3 set up as my external editor. My problem is the huge file size generated after using PS. For example my master file may be around 3mb (jpeg) but my PS file is 45mb! Now if I have a few versions of the PS file, as often is the case, I go from a few megabytes of storage for the image to a few hundred megabytes of storage!! Is there a way around this ??
What’s more if I create a Duplicate Version of the PSD version and do NOTHING it grows again. For example my initial JPEG is 2.78mb, I creat a new version via PS and add some adjustment layers and save the new version back. This new version has now grown to 45.56mb. I then wish to make another different version based on my previous version so I first select the version1 and then Duplicate Version. Now before I do ANYTHING if I save it back I get a new version with a file size of 68.49mb!!! If I do this again, my next version is hasn’t grown in size again, it’s still 68.49mb. What gives ??
2. Per 1) above can I save back from PS in JPEG and not PSD to bring the file size down. That is open the file in PS via the external editor in Aperture, make some adjustments and save it back as a new version in JPEG ??
3. Related to 2) above I often want to have multiple PS versions. For example the first one may just have some USM added. Subsequent ones however may have different crops, tonings, etc. So in Aperture what I do is create my first version and add the USM and whatever other standard treatments. Then save this. Then create a duplicate of this version and open the duplicate in PS via the external editor in Aperture. Make some changes then save back. Only now I have 4 files – the original, my version 1, the duplicate of this and my new version based on the duplicate. So I must now delete the duplicate (file three) version . Is there a better way ??
4. I find it hard sometimes to tell if I am on a master file or a version. Is there a way to definitely tell ? For example on occasion I have gone to delete a version, I get the dialog warning that all versions and masters will be deleted and then I seem to have lost both the version AND the master ?? This seems a bit dangerous.
5. The vault seems very slow to update when minor changes have been made. For example I created a new version of a master with a minor modification performed in Aperture (saturation set to zero) and then updated my vault. This should be a very quick process as the new version really just consists of some modification information and not the whole file. The update takes as long as if I were to add a few hundred megs of new photo’s to the library ! Is it overwriting the whole vault again, or is it just updating the changes (as I assume it should)
Sorry for the long winded explanations. Any advice/help/thoughts are much appreciated.
Thanks.
Simon
imac24 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Hello, Simon
quote: "I am new to the Mac, and after a small learning curve am now loving it."
It only gets better
Welcome to the forum and macs!
quote: "My problem is the huge file size generated after using PS. For example my master file may be around 3mb (jpeg) but my PS file is 45mb! Now if I have a few versions of the PS file"
Check your Export Image settings like quality, size, DPI. Prior to Open with External Editor make the photograph as best as possible, all adjustments, crop, etc and then take it to Photoshop, back to Aperture and print it or upload to web etc. If the photograph is being used on the web there is no need to make a huge file
quote: "above can I save back from PS in JPEG and not PSD to bring the file size down"
You might think about keeping the jpegs jpeg on the export from Aperture to PS instead of jpeg to psd to jpeg.
4. quote: "I find it hard sometimes to tell if I am on a master file or a version. Is there a way to definitely tell ?"
the "m" key toggles from Master to Version (adjusted).
5. quote: "The vault seems very slow to update when minor changes have been made."
this is contingent on the system like rpms, processor, usb or fw...
victor

How can I programmatically retrieve the CVI Target Version Settings (e.g. File Version, Copyright, etc) in my CVI application?

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Message Edited by Darren Draper on 01-16-2006 02:03 AM

Well, "File access permission denied" claims for an authorization problem . I suggest you double check file attributes in the project directory: it could be that you have downloaded this example from a CD and the read-only attribute has not been cleared.
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SSIS 2012 Script Task to Get File Properties

Hello,
I researched on how to grab a file properties such as file size, file modified date, etc and I came across the following
link:
I followed exact steps and when I went to execute the package, I got the following error:
Below is the code:
// C# code
// Fill SSIS variables with file properties
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.IO; // Added to get file properties
using System.Security.Principal; // Added to get file owner
using System.Security.AccessControl; // Added to get file owner
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace ST_cb8dd466d98149fcb2e3852ead6b6a09.csproj
[System.AddIn.AddIn("ScriptMain", Version = "1.0", Publisher = "", Description = "")]
public partial class ScriptMain : Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.ScriptTask.VSTARTScriptObjectModelBase
#region VSTA generated code
enum ScriptResults
Success = Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.DTSExecResult.Success,
Failure = Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.DTSExecResult.Failure
#endregion
public void Main()
// Lock SSIS variables
Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForRead("User::FilePath");
Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForWrite("User::FileAttributes");
Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForWrite("User::FileCreationDate");
Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForWrite("User::FileExists");
Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForWrite("User::FileInUse");
Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForWrite("User::FileIsReadOnly");
Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForWrite("User::FileLastAccessedDate");
Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForWrite("User::FileLastModifiedDate");
Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForWrite("User::FileOwner");
Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForWrite("User::FileSize");
// Create a variables 'container' to store variables
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// Add variables from the VariableDispenser to the variables 'container'
Dts.VariableDispenser.GetVariables(ref vars);
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FileInfo fileInfo;
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fileInfo = new FileInfo(vars["User::FilePath"].Value.ToString());
// Check if file exists
vars["User::FileExists"].Value = fileInfo.Exists;
// Get the rest of the file properties if the file exists
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// Get file creation date
vars["User::FileCreationDate"].Value = fileInfo.CreationTime;
// Get last modified date
vars["User::FileLastModifiedDate"].Value = fileInfo.LastWriteTime;
// Get last accessed date
vars["User::FileLastAccessedDate"].Value = fileInfo.LastAccessTime;
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vars["User::FileIsReadOnly"].Value = fileInfo.IsReadOnly;
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try
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fs.Close();
catch (Exception ex)
// If opening fails, it's probably locked by an other process
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// Get the Windows domain user name of the file owner
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vars["User::FileOwner"].Value = identityReference.Value;
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Eventually I am looking to just grab the Modified Date from the Windows Explorer folder and insert into table. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance!
Sanjeev
Sanjeev Jha

Hi SSISJoost,
I am so glad you responded to this thread. You are absolutely right. I copied the entire code including the project name (guid) and that solved the error problem.
Now, what did you do to get the message box? I added the watch and I could see the values but how do I get these values in a table? If I remember correctly, in your blog, you mentioned something about using derived columns. I am familiar with Derived Columns
but how do I do that? I appreciate your response.
Thank you.
Sanjeev
Sanjeev Jha
I used a second script task to show all variable values. It has a
MessageBox in it and between all
variables I added a
newline to make it more readable...
But with an Execute SQL Task and parameters you can also put these values in a Table... or you can read the file in a Data Flow Task and add those variables (as metadata) to each record with a Derived Column
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Hi,
I’m using Win XP SP3 on a “normal” Desktop-PC. Since my problem is not connected to hardware I think that description is enough but I do not know which software information is required. So you may ask. Important is maybe that I am running Adobe Acrobat and Reader simultaneously on the same machine.
The problem: I always changed and edited some of the metadata of my PDF files by bringing up the file properties window of the PDF (right click - properties). Next to the “General”-Tab is the “PDF”-Tab. You can see the title, author, topic, dates and PDF-Version of the document. The first four fields where always editable textboxes. I get used to put in some comments and other important information because I didn’t want to use any tool. Now the complete window is locked. Is this because of the new 9.3.3 Reader update? I updated so many times and never anything like this happened. How can I turn back to the old behavior?
I do not want to edit those information in Acrobat by choosing File and then propertis because it takes much more time because i have to open the file (if it is one its fine) but if there are more where the same info shall be in I'd like to use the built in function of the properties sheet in windows.
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At first I asked that question by mistake in the wrong forum so I put in it here. But it has been answered there http://forums.adobe.com/message/2973589
so I mark this as answered, too.

Editing metadata in the file properties

Hi,
I’m using Win XP SP3 on a “normal” Desktop-PC. Since my problem is not connected to hardware I think that description is enough but I do not know which software information is required. So you may ask.
The problem: I always changed and edited some of the metadata of my PDF files by bringing up the file properties window of the PDF (right click - properties). Next to the “General”-Tab is the “PDF”-Tab. You can see the title, author, topic, dates and PDF-Version of the document. The first four fields where always editable textboxes. I get used to put in some comments and other important information because I didn’t want to use any tool. Now the complete window is locked. So my question is why did this happen? Shall this be a Feature of the new 9.3.3 update? If yes I just can say it isn’t. And my question would then be: How I can turn back to the old behavior?
With kind regards
DragJo

Thanks,
I just ran the Acrobat repair installation and I got the expected function back. In addition it does not matter any longer which icon I click (reader or acrobat) to open Acrobat. The reason for having both installed is just that I needed a "pdf viewer" from the first minute after having installed the OS and installing Acrobat needs much more configuration in my case then just the "tiny" Reader equivalent. The best thing: I did not realize any other problem.
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Author metadata separated by semi-colons truncated in file properties and "Get Info"

I'm using Acrobat Professional 9.0 (CS3) for Mac to edit the metadata for a collection of PDFs to be made available on the web. When I enter the data, I am inputting a list of authors separated by commas, like this: Smith J, Watson C, Brown J. If I click on "Additional metadata", the data I've already entered is transposed into the various XMP fields. And the commas separating the author names are changed to semi-colons. I gather that this happens because XMP wants to separate multiple authors with semi-colons, and Acrobat wants the metadata in XMP fields to match the metadata stored for the file properties. Fine.
However, if I save such a PDF and then use Get Info on my Mac (OSX 10.4) to look at the file properties, the list of authors is now truncated where the first semi-colon appears. The list is also truncated in Windows XP if I right-click and select properties. The list is also truncated when I look at the file properties in Preview on my Mac, or if I look at file properties using FoxIT, or using Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 or earlier. The only way a site visitor will actually be able to view the full list of authors in a file saved this way is to use Adobe Reader version 8 or later.
I would like to preserve XMP/Dublin Core/etc metadata in the proper format in the XMP code, but would also like users of standard, popular file viewers to be able to access the full list of authors. Is there a way to do this with Acrobat 9?
Also, once I've saved a file and the XMP metadata has been altered, Acrobat seems to permanently change the way that the authors are listed in the file properties. I cannot manually change those settings any longer without Acrobat overriding my changes and converting commas to semi-colons, or surrounding the entire list of authors in quotation marks. Is there a way to get around these Acrobat overrides and manually take control of my metadata again?
Does Windows Vista read the authors list correctly in the file properties if it is separated by semi-colons?
It seems to me that in an attempt to get XMP metadata working smoothly across the entire CS line, Adobe has jumped the gun somewhat and is now forcing Acrobat users to use "file properties" metadata that is really only fully compatible with Adobe products. Is there a way I can get some backwards compatibility on this?
Thanks for any suggestions or insight anyone can provide to this vexing issue.
Phil.

Bridge has some pretty powerful and helpful features. However, I am unable to figure out how to access the non-XMP "file properties" fields through Bridge, and if I add metadata via Bridge, then I run into the same problem regarding the use of semi-colons to separate authors.
If I had more time, or a larger set of files I might investigate the use of ExtendScript to import all my metadata from an Excel file (where it already exists) into the PDF file properties and XMP metadata.
The best solution for my case though appears to be to use Acrobat 9 and to do the double-edit process for each file. I should be able to just cut-and-paste the metadata from the Excel file, and then if I save the Authors list to the end, I can simply paste it once into the XMP field (through the Advanced metadata button) and then return to the regular file properties page and paste it again in there, where Acrobat will add quotes around it.
Lastly, if anyone else happens to find this post and is looking for similar information, I would recommend searching in the Bridge forum as well as the Acrobat forum.
Phil.

Visual Studio Projects Not Showing FileVesion Leading Zeroes in File Properties

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Hi Sarah,
We can't see the screenshot. Do you mean you use Windows Explorer to browse to the AssemblyInfo.cs file and check the property?
If you change the product version or the file version from the AssemblyInfo.cs file, you need to firstly rebuild the assembly, then if you go to the debug/release folder, check the property of the assembly file, the Details tab will show you the corresponding
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I cannot save pictures from facebook to "my Pictures" files on my hard drive. There is no place to indicate the type of file, such as jpg etc.

I have been copying a picture & pasting it on my AOL email & saving photos from Facebook from email . Also, I cannot watch videos posted by my friends on Facebook.
Firefox works fast on scrolling thru Facebook but I haven't found it to be that helpful for simple things I want to do.
Thanks for any help you can provide.

Hi perric,
On the first issue about pictures.
* You can set Firefox to ask you where to save the file rather than always using the Downloads folder. This article describes how to set that: [[Startup, home page and download settings]].
* When you say "there is no place to indicate the type of file, such as jpg etc." is the problem that Facebook isn't including that in the file name and you need to add it? If you could explain this part a bit more.
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On the second issue about videos.
* Do you see a gray space indicating that you need a plugin? Or does the video not play when you click it? Please explain what you're experiencing in a little more detail.
* In case you do not have the Flash player plugin for Firefox, you can get it here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ (make sure to uncheck any unwanted extras that Adobe might offer). If you do the download from IE, you won't get the right version. In that case, use this link to choose the non-IE plugin: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/
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I tried all of the above to no avail. I saved a copy in another folder and the file still had the diminished thumbnail and missing data. I added another layer (the files contain many layers and adjustment layers) to the file, cropped and re-saved and it picked up the missing data on the new version. I made some benign changes on my original, but alas it didn't work.
When I get a chance I'll do some more testing on this. It may have something to do with I import certain layers. I have been flowing layers in from both Aperture and Bridge, and from the latter, sometimes as smart objects. So maybe there is something going on there.
Except for this minor glitch, and some more serious PS stability issues, I am preferring the Bridge/Photoshop workflow to the Aperture/Photoshop workflow, and I'm thinking of jettisoning Aperture altogether in favor of the "browser" method of managing files.
I appreciate all the suggestions and will get back to this problem soon. But for know I have to meet a deadline.

Records Management not appearing in my folder/file properties

I just did a fresh install of OCS_101200.tar.gz . I enabled records management using the steps described in http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B25553_01/content.1012/b25275/scenarios.htm#FLSAG129 . I can log into the /rm webapp and create file plans, records policies, etc. But when I right-click on any object in the Collaboration Suite web interface and click Properties, Records Management does not show up as a menu option. Is there an easy fix, or did I mess up the installation?

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Script to enumerate, and interactively modify File Properties (eg. meta-data)

Hey Script Guys:
I am analyzing SharePoint capabilities for a customer and there are some things that they need that is not there, but so far it seems it is but can't be seen.
First two things are:
'Stored Procedures' - That is a way from within a rule or workflow to interact with an interpretive host. Right now I use REXX, which has the INTERPRET function. I can write a script into a text element, send it there, and get the results. Handy,
but rough. This is especially handy in validation situations, or re-mapping of data.
A way for metadata to be plugged into a file easily without using the Properties dialog (like read it from document fields, etc) so the Content Routing can be cleaned-up to be more fully automated.
Bear in mind I grew-up on Motorola Assembler, BAL and MASM to develop ASIC's, process controllers, operating systems and compilers, so alot of this shell programming is still a little weird. Be nice
JgEarl (FOG) sends...

File properties in WIndows are not part of the file. Some are part of the directory entry like the LastWriteTime and ReadOnly flag.
In Windows Explorer file properties like the internal properties of an MSWord document or an Adobe PDF file can be exposed if the vendor provides a support DLL that Explorer can use to expose these. They are not normally available to any program directly.
They are only available via the "Shell" (Explorer) or via the application that manages the document.
In SharePoint the "library" or other container manages a set or properties defined by SharePoint. For MS documents we may be able to use "shell" methods to tattoo the SharePoint library with this information.
None of this has much of anything to do with scripting. It is e3xternal to the scripting system and can be accessed by the product specific support DLL such as the dll installed by MSWord and Adobe.
To access these things through the shell in script we must instantiate the "Shell" object. In SharePoint we can do this prior to loading the document or we can load documetns that Sharepointas nan installed DLL for.
At this time I am not sure as to how SP does this. I recommend posting in the SharePoint developer forum for information on how to access and build these extensions DLLs. I believe you can also look it up in the SharePoint SDK.
Outside of serverside code or using a custom library I do not see how you can do this.
You can, of course, always generate a file of name/value pairs describing your files. You can also add almost anything to the SharePoint library structure or create custom types to display your custom metadata.
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Buggy AAC Conversion process drops File Properties?

Hi,
I just decided (apparently crazily) to convert my MP3s that had been ripped from CDs over to AAC (m4a) format. After multiple passes through it finally completed.
Now having looked at my files, they have lost all of their file summary information. Which means that I can't index them any more on windows, and worse, when I transferred them to my phone, they are all marked as "unknown".
Does anyone have some software that I can use to restore all the file properties information. (Note: getting the CD information using iTunes doesn't seem to do anything at all).
tx
P

You should always, whenever possible, rip fro the
original CD.
Don't convert from a lossy format to another lossy
format.
>> Fair enough... but nevertheless, it was a feature of iTunes to convert my Mp3s which had all their file properties in Windows, and then after being converted, they lost them.
What did you convert them with?
>> itunes
Now having looked at my files, they have lost all
of their file summary information.
Do you mean the iD3 tag info?
>> no. the id3 tags are there, but the file properties are missing, Summary, album info etc, which means that my phone and other devices (that don't read id3, but read file props) no longer work right :(
getting the CD information using iTunes doesn't
seem to do anything at all).
You have to have RIP'd the CD in iTunes for this to
work.
>> ic... well.. sigh

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