Is there a way to batch edit file properties?

[Rockinghorse Winner]

I have a large directory of downloaded shareware. I keep track of what i have
by individually editing the properties of each program. However, some of the
programs are multipart .rar types. And i have at least a few hundred programs
so far.

I am looking for a utility that will let me batch edit file properties such as
Title, Author, Summary, and Comments, so I don't have to edit each file or
file part individually. Windows doesn't let me do this in Explorer. Powerdesk
has a proprietary system, but it isn't preserved when moving or copying files.
Any Suggestions?








CUL8R



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"Take a look behind you - upstream - now you begin to
recognize this country, don't you?"

"Yes, I do recognize it now. It is the most wonderful
thing I ever heard of; by a long shot the most
wonderful - and unexpected."

Mark Twain
Life on the Mississippi

 

[Michael Bednarek ROT13]

I have a large directory of downloaded shareware. I keep track of what i have
by individually editing the properties of each program. However, some of the
programs are multipart .rar types. And i have at least a few hundred programs
so far.

I am looking for a utility that will let me batch edit file properties such as
Title, Author, Summary, and Comments, so I don't have to edit each file or
file part individually. Windows doesn't let me do this in Explorer. Powerdesk
has a proprietary system, but it isn't preserved when moving or copying files.
Any Suggestions?

Explorer's Summary tab in files' properties sheets is entirely
undocumented. All I know is that the items are stored in Alternate Data
Streams (ADS) named
CHAR(5)DocumentSummaryInformation:$data and
CHAR(5)SummaryInformation:$data
where CHAR(5) is 0x05 or the ASCII character ENQ. How the various parts
of the Summary tab are stored within that file, I don't know.

The CLI I use (4NT) provides ADS support which can display and otherwise
manipulate ADSs, but in the absence of any MS documentation that doesn't
get me anywhere.

 

[Rockinghorse Winner]

It has been reported by the Department of Homeland Security that on Sat, 11

Explorer's Summary tab in files' properties sheets is entirely
undocumented. All I know is that the items are stored in Alternate Data
Streams (ADS) named
CHAR(5)DocumentSummaryInformation:$data and
CHAR(5)SummaryInformation:$data
where CHAR(5) is 0x05 or the ASCII character ENQ. How the various parts
of the Summary tab are stored within that file, I don't know.

The CLI I use (4NT) provides ADS support which can display and otherwise
manipulate ADSs, but in the absence of any MS documentation that doesn't
get me anywhere.

Thanks for the info. Do you know any apps that will catalog software?




CUL8R



R*Horse



www.sonic.net/~lkokot



"Take a look behind you - upstream - now you begin to
recognize this country, don't you?"

"Yes, I do recognize it now. It is the most wonderful
thing I ever heard of; by a long shot the most
wonderful - and unexpected."

Mark Twain
Life on the Mississippi

 

[Michael Bednarek ROT13]

[snip]

Thanks for the info. Do you know any apps that will catalog software?

There are gazillions of catalog programs out there. I don't use any
myself.

(Usenet Posting Style: You should shorten your signature; your Follow-up
intro is rather silly.)

 

[Rockinghorse Winner]

It has been reported by the Department of Homeland Security that on Sun, 12

[snip]

Thanks for the info. Do you know any apps that will catalog software?

There are gazillions of catalog programs out there. I don't use any
myself.

(Usenet Posting Style: You should shorten your signature; your Follow-up
intro is rather silly.)

Thanks for the info.

If I ever need any other advice, I'll be sure to ask you for it : )




CUL8R



R*Horse



www.sonic.net/~lkokot



"Take a look behind you - upstream - now you begin to
recognize this country, don't you?"

"Yes, I do recognize it now. It is the most wonderful
thing I ever heard of; by a long shot the most
wonderful - and unexpected."

Mark Twain
Life on the Mississippi