Is there a way to batch edit file properties?

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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?








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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 23:22:23 -0700, Rockinghorse Winner
<rockinghorse@anonymous.to> wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers:

>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.

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It has been reported by the Department of Homeland Security that on Sat, 11
Sep 2004 22:07:24 +1000, Michael Bednarek ROT13 <zo@zorqanerx.pbz> wrote the
following intercepted missive:

>On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 23:22:23 -0700, Rockinghorse Winner
><rockinghorse@anonymous.to> wrote in
>microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers:
>
>>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.
Thanks for the info. Do you know any apps that will catalog software?




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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

 

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On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 17:52:03 -0700, Rockinghorse Winner
<rockinghorse@anonymous.to> wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers:

[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.)

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It has been reported by the Department of Homeland Security that on Sun, 12
Sep 2004 15:07:50 +1000, Michael Bednarek ROT13 <zo@zorqanerx.pbz> wrote the
following intercepted missive:

>On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 17:52:03 -0700, Rockinghorse Winner
><rockinghorse@anonymous.to> wrote in
>microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers:
>
>[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 : )




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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