How to edit file summary info easily

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It would involve working with things called "alternate data streams",
associated with the file

Sysinternals has a command line tool to view streams, but other than that
would suggest googling for "alternate data streams" and see what you can
learn (might be some freeware around)

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Streams.html

Jon




"Daniel CWD" <DanielCWD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5CEC5F60-8DFA-41D6-90F7-202B198E27A6@microsoft.com...
> In Windows XP, for an individual file, you can right-click an individual
> file, and then click Properties, then Summary, then enter the comments and
> keywords. But this is very cumbersome. Is there an easier way? I'd like
> to
> be able to enter the same keywords for multiple files at the same time
> (Explorer won't let you), and/or just click the file and type the
> information
> in a side-pane.
>
> Thanks for your consideration!

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Thanks for the reply, but the program only reads the comments, etc. It
doesn't write them. Is there a simular program that writes to the
comments/keywords fields?

Thanks

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"Jon" wrote:

> It would involve working with things called "alternate data streams",
> associated with the file
>
> Sysinternals has a command line tool to view streams, but other than that
> would suggest googling for "alternate data streams" and see what you can
> learn (might be some freeware around)
>
> http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Streams.html
>
> Jon
>
>
>
>
> "Daniel CWD" <DanielCWD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5CEC5F60-8DFA-41D6-90F7-202B198E27A6@microsoft.com...
> > In Windows XP, for an individual file, you can right-click an individual
> > file, and then click Properties, then Summary, then enter the comments and
> > keywords. But this is very cumbersome. Is there an easier way? I'd like
> > to
> > be able to enter the same keywords for multiple files at the same time
> > (Explorer won't let you), and/or just click the file and type the
> > information
> > in a side-pane.
> >
> > Thanks for your consideration!
>
>
>