retrieve TITLE field from a file

[guyjoules]

hey there.


how do I retrieve the TITLE field from a file? you know, when you right-click a file, there is a summary tab. within, there are some fields. How do I get these in installScript (not MSI project)?

Thanks

Guy.

[Christopher_Pai]

It depends on the file. Some files store the properties in the document's default stream and some files create additional SummaryInformation streams to store the data.

I've never worked on a comprehensive/full-proof method so I can't give you an exact answer.

[guyjoules]

Thanks.

I need the title field from the summary tab, within the summary information of a file. this field is available for every file, so I guess that it's part of the NTFS.

is there a way to extract this information (or any other piece of information) from the summary information?

thanks!

[RobertDickau]

I'm not aware of a simple way; I gather the COM structured storage API functions, such as StgOpenStorageEx, will do this... (MSI files have a specific API to get this data, but I don't think those functions work on arbitrary files.)

[rchand445]

I'm not sure if this would help you or not - You can access extended file properties using Microsoft's dsofile.dll http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/tales/sg0305.mspx
Additionally, it appears that there is a way to access certain properties using vb script: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/guide/sas_fil_lunl.mspx?mfr=true