How read file attributes from within C# app?

[Ronald S. Cook]

I have files that contain text in the "Comments" attribute (like if you were
to right-click the file and then click properties etc).

How can I read these falues programatically from within my C# app? I'm
assuming System.IO will be needed but I'm not sure how to get at these types
of values.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Ron

 

[Dave Sexton]

Hi Ron,

A quick search reveals that it's not possible in managed code without some
Interop, perhaps:

http://groups.google.com/groups?lnk=hpsg&q=dotnet+file+summary+tab

IPropertyStorage is mentioned in several threads.

 

[Arthur]

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using s = Shell32;
using System.IO;

namespace Shell
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
s.ShellClass sh = new s.ShellClass();
String[] arrHeaders = new string[35];
s.Folder dir =
sh.NameSpace(Path.GetDirectoryName(@"C:/Ebooks/foundation.pdf"));
s.FolderItem item =
dir.ParseName(Path.GetFileName(@"C:/Ebooks/foundation.pdf"));
for (int i = 0; i < 35; i++)
{
Console.WriteLine(dir.GetDetailsOf(item,
i).ToString());
}
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}

Please add a reference to 'Microsoft Shell Controls and Automation' .HTH