Read extended properties of a file in C#
You need to make a reference to the COM library “Microsoft Shell controls and automation”
[STAThread]
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
List<string> arrHeaders = new List<string>();
Shell32.Shell shell = new Shell32.Shell();
var strFileName = @”C:\Users\Fiach\Desktop\sample_iTunes.mov”;
Shell32.Folder objFolder = shell.NameSpace(System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(strFileName));
Shell32.FolderItem folderItem = objFolder.ParseName(System.IO.Path.GetFileName(strFileName));
for (int i = 0; i < short.MaxValue; i++)
{
string header = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(null, i);
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(header))
break;
arrHeaders.Add(header);
}
for (int i = 0; i < arrHeaders.Count; i++)
{
Console.WriteLine(“{0}\t{1}: {2}”, i, arrHeaders[i], objFolder.GetDetailsOf(folderItem, i));
}
Console.ReadLine();
}
Sample output:
0 Name: 8202_maxoperatorrender2min.mov
1 Size: 2.67 MB
2 Item type: QuickTime Movie
3 Date modified: 09/12/2014 13:48
4 Date created: 18/11/2014 09:54
5 Date accessed: 18/11/2014 09:54
6 Attributes: A
7 Offline status:
8 Offline availability:
9 Perceived type: Video
10 Owner: Windows7Fiach\Fiach
11 Kind: Video
12 Date taken:
13 Contributing artists:
14 Album:
15 Year:
16 Genre:
17 Conductors:
18 Tags:
19 Rating: Unrated
20 Authors:
21 Title:
22 Subject:
23 Categories:
24 Comments:
25 Copyright:
26 #:
27 Length: 00:00:02
28 Bit rate:
29 Protected: No
30 Camera model:
31 Dimensions:
32 Camera maker:
33 Company:
34 File description:
35 Program name:
36 Duration:
37 Is online:
38 Is recurring:
39 Location:
40 Optional attendee addresses:
41 Optional attendees:
42 Organizer address:
43 Organizer name:
44 Reminder time:
45 Required attendee addresses:
46 Required attendees:
47 Resources:
48 Meeting status:
49 Free/busy status:
50 Total size:
51 Account name:
52 Task status:
53 Computer: WINDOWS7FIACH (this computer)
54 Anniversary:
55 Assistant’s name:
56 Assistant’s phone:
57 Birthday:
58 Business address:
59 Business city:
60 Business country/region:
61 Business P.O. box:
62 Business postal code:
63 Business state or province:
64 Business street:
65 Business fax:
66 Business home page:
67 Business phone:
68 Callback number:
69 Car phone:
70 Children:
71 Company main phone:
72 Department:
73 E-mail address:
74 E-mail2:
75 E-mail3:
76 E-mail list:
77 E-mail display name:
78 File as:
79 First name:
80 Full name:
81 Gender:
82 Given name:
83 Hobbies:
84 Home address:
85 Home city:
86 Home country/region:
87 Home P.O. box:
88 Home postal code:
89 Home state or province:
90 Home street:
91 Home fax:
92 Home phone:
93 IM addresses:
94 Initials:
95 Job title:
96 Label:
97 Last name:
98 Mailing address:
99 Middle name:
100 Cell phone:
101 Nickname:
102 Office location:
103 Other address:
104 Other city:
105 Other country/region:
106 Other P.O. box:
107 Other postal code:
108 Other state or province:
109 Other street:
110 Pager:
111 Personal title:
112 City:
113 Country/region:
114 P.O. box:
115 Postal code:
116 State or province:
117 Street:
118 Primary e-mail:
119 Primary phone:
120 Profession:
121 Spouse/Partner:
122 Suffix:
123 TTY/TTD phone:
124 Telex:
125 Webpage:
126 Content status:
127 Content type:
128 Date acquired:
129 Date archived:
130 Date completed:
131 Device category:
132 Connected:
133 Discovery method:
134 Friendly name:
135 Local computer:
136 Manufacturer:
137 Model:
138 Paired:
139 Classification:
140 Status:
141 Client ID:
142 Contributors:
143 Content created:
144 Last printed:
145 Date last saved:
146 Division:
147 Document ID:
148 Pages:
149 Slides:
150 Total editing time:
151 Word count:
152 Due date:
153 End date:
154 File count:
155 Filename: 8202_maxoperatorrender2min.mov
156 File version:
157 Flag color:
158 Flag status:
159 Space free:
160 Bit depth:
161 Horizontal resolution:
162 Width:
163 Vertical resolution:
164 Height:
165 Importance:
166 Is attachment:
167 Is deleted:
168 Encryption status:
169 Has flag:
170 Is completed:
171 Incomplete:
172 Read status:
173 Shared: No
174 Creators:
175 Date:
176 Folder name: vidthumb
177 Folder path: C:\research\vidthumb
178 Folder: vidthumb (C:\research)
179 Participants:
180 Path: C:\research\vidthumb\8202_maxoperatorrender2min.mov
181 By location:
182 Type: QuickTime Movie
183 Contact names:
184 Entry type:
185 Language:
186 Date visited:
187 Description:
188 Link status: Unresolved
189 Link target:
190 URL:
191 Media created:
192 Date released:
193 Encoded by:
194 Producers:
195 Publisher:
196 Subtitle:
197 User web URL:
198 Writers:
199 Attachments:
200 Bcc addresses:
201 Bcc:
202 Cc addresses:
203 Cc:
204 Conversation ID:
205 Date received:
206 Date sent:
207 From addresses:
208 From:
209 Has attachments:
210 Sender address:
211 Sender name:
212 Store:
213 To addresses:
214 To do title:
215 To:
216 Mileage:
217 Album artist:
218 Album ID:
219 Beats-per-minute:
220 Composers:
221 Initial key:
222 Part of a compilation:
223 Mood:
224 Part of set:
225 Period:
226 Color:
227 Parental rating:
228 Parental rating reason:
229 Space used:
230 EXIF version:
231 Event:
232 Exposure bias:
233 Exposure program:
234 Exposure time:
235 F-stop:
236 Flash mode:
237 Focal length:
238 35mm focal length:
239 ISO speed:
240 Lens maker:
241 Lens model:
242 Light source:
243 Max aperture:
244 Metering mode:
245 Orientation:
246 People:
247 Program mode:
248 Saturation:
249 Subject distance:
250 White balance:
251 Priority:
252 Project:
253 Channel number:
254 Episode name:
255 Closed captioning:
256 Rerun:
257 SAP:
258 Broadcast date:
259 Program description:
260 Recording time:
261 Station call sign:
262 Station name:
263 Summary:
264 Snippets:
265 Auto summary:
266 Search ranking:
267 Sensitivity:
268 Shared with:
269 Sharing status: Not shared
270 Product name:
271 Product version:
272 Support link:
273 Source:
274 Start date:
275 Billing information:
276 Complete:
277 Task owner:
278 Total file size:
279 Legal trademarks:
280 Video compression: {706E6720-767A-494D-B478-F29D25DC9037}
281 Directors:
282 Data rate: ?11176kbps
283 Frame height:
284 Frame rate:
285 Frame width:
286 Total bitrate: ?11176kbps