Discussion:
Exporting from windows Explorer
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ChrisChamberlain
2009-06-05 14:19:08 UTC
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Hi,
I need to get a list of all files in a folder and subfolders into a text file.
I can do this with the dos command DIR>file.txt
However this does not show all of the attributes that are avialable in
windows Explorer. Specifically I need the attributes linked to office
documents (Author, Subject, Comments, etc.)
Is there anything built in to windows or a tool available?

thanks
Dave Patrick
2009-06-09 01:18:55 UTC
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This tool may help.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/alternate_data_streams.html
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Post by ChrisChamberlain
Hi,
I need to get a list of all files in a folder and subfolders into a text file.
I can do this with the dos command DIR>file.txt
However this does not show all of the attributes that are avialable in
windows Explorer. Specifically I need the attributes linked to office
documents (Author, Subject, Comments, etc.)
Is there anything built in to windows or a tool available?
thanks
ChrisChamberlain
2009-06-10 14:06:01 UTC
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Thanks Dave,
I am not sure what Data streams are, but this doesnt seem to help. I just
get a list of data streams, not the attributes assigned to a file.
Post by Dave Patrick
This tool may help.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/alternate_data_streams.html
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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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Post by ChrisChamberlain
Hi,
I need to get a list of all files in a folder and subfolders into a text file.
I can do this with the dos command DIR>file.txt
However this does not show all of the attributes that are avialable in
windows Explorer. Specifically I need the attributes linked to office
documents (Author, Subject, Comments, etc.)
Is there anything built in to windows or a tool available?
thanks
Tim Slattery
2009-06-10 16:27:44 UTC
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Post by ChrisChamberlain
Thanks Dave,
I am not sure what Data streams are, but this doesnt seem to help. I just
get a list of data streams, not the attributes assigned to a file.
Streams are additional files within your file in NTFS. For an
explanation see http://members.cox.net/slatteryt/Streams.html
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Dave Patrick
2009-06-11 02:37:27 UTC
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Nice explanation Tim, thanks.
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Post by Tim Slattery
Streams are additional files within your file in NTFS. For an
explanation see http://members.cox.net/slatteryt/Streams.html
--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
ChrisChamberlain
2009-06-17 15:57:01 UTC
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Thanks for the explanation - I think I understand what a data stream is.
However I still dont see how I can use this to get a list of files and
folders, along with the MS Office attributes such as Author, Subject etc..
the DOS command (dir *.* >file.txt) gives limited information.

thanks
Chris
Post by Dave Patrick
Nice explanation Tim, thanks.
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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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Post by Tim Slattery
Streams are additional files within your file in NTFS. For an
explanation see http://members.cox.net/slatteryt/Streams.html
--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
Tim Slattery
2009-06-17 16:50:12 UTC
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Post by ChrisChamberlain
Thanks for the explanation - I think I understand what a data stream is.
However I still dont see how I can use this to get a list of files and
folders, along with the MS Office attributes such as Author, Subject etc..
the DOS command (dir *.* >file.txt) gives limited information.
OP asked about streams, so I provided a link to an explanation. No,
streams won't help with the original request, which is to get these
extended attributes into a text file. Windows Explorer gets them by
using a Shell Extension provided by the program that creates the
files. The Office apps provide such an extension for their files, for
example. The result is that Windows Explorer doesn't have to know how
to read the files, it just has to know how to find and call a shell
extension. The shell extension provides the tab in the property dialog
with the extended attributes.

If you're running a console command, you don't want to call something
that draws a property dialog tab, that won't do you any good. So,
AFAIK, there's no way for a console command to get the needed data in
a useable format.
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Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
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http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
Dave Patrick
2009-06-18 02:52:20 UTC
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Might be you can do something with this.

http://thepowershellguy.com/blogs/posh/archive/2007/01/27/powershell-accessing-alternative-data-streams-of-files-on-an-ntfs-volume.aspx
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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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Post by ChrisChamberlain
Thanks for the explanation - I think I understand what a data stream is.
However I still dont see how I can use this to get a list of files and
folders, along with the MS Office attributes such as Author, Subject etc..
the DOS command (dir *.* >file.txt) gives limited information.
thanks
Chris
Tim Slattery
2009-06-17 16:50:12 UTC
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Post by ChrisChamberlain
Thanks for the explanation - I think I understand what a data stream is.
However I still dont see how I can use this to get a list of files and
folders, along with the MS Office attributes such as Author, Subject etc..
the DOS command (dir *.* >file.txt) gives limited information.
OP asked about streams, so I provided a link to an explanation. No,
streams won't help with the original request, which is to get these
extended attributes into a text file. Windows Explorer gets them by
using a Shell Extension provided by the program that creates the
files. The Office apps provide such an extension for their files, for
example. The result is that Windows Explorer doesn't have to know how
to read the files, it just has to know how to find and call a shell
extension. The shell extension provides the tab in the property dialog
with the extended attributes.

If you're running a console command, you don't want to call something
that draws a property dialog tab, that won't do you any good. So,
AFAIK, there's no way for a console command to get the needed data in
a useable format.
--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
***@bls.gov
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
ChrisChamberlain
2009-06-17 15:57:01 UTC
Permalink
Thanks for the explanation - I think I understand what a data stream is.
However I still dont see how I can use this to get a list of files and
folders, along with the MS Office attributes such as Author, Subject etc..
the DOS command (dir *.* >file.txt) gives limited information.

thanks
Chris
Post by Dave Patrick
Nice explanation Tim, thanks.
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Regards,
Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
Post by Tim Slattery
Streams are additional files within your file in NTFS. For an
explanation see http://members.cox.net/slatteryt/Streams.html
--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
Donald Lessau
2009-06-18 07:45:46 UTC
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Post by ChrisChamberlain
Hi,
I need to get a list of all files in a folder and subfolders into a text file.
I can do this with the dos command DIR>file.txt
However this does not show all of the attributes that are avialable in
windows Explorer. Specifically I need the attributes linked to office
documents (Author, Subject, Comments, etc.)
Is there anything built in to windows or a tool available?
Since you are explicitly asking for a tool: The next version of XYplorer
(8.10) will support this.

http://www.xyplorer.com/

Don
Adam G
2009-07-08 10:24:03 UTC
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Don,

Thanks for the steer. I downloaded xyplorer but it does not seem to
facilitate the export of document properties for an entire folder of files.

Chris, I seem to be trying to do the same thing as you. Did you manage to
find a way ?

Thanks
Adam
Post by Donald Lessau
Post by ChrisChamberlain
Hi,
I need to get a list of all files in a folder and subfolders into a text file.
I can do this with the dos command DIR>file.txt
However this does not show all of the attributes that are avialable in
windows Explorer. Specifically I need the attributes linked to office
documents (Author, Subject, Comments, etc.)
Is there anything built in to windows or a tool available?
Since you are explicitly asking for a tool: The next version of XYplorer
(8.10) will support this.
http://www.xyplorer.com/
Don
Donald Lessau
2009-07-30 17:49:45 UTC
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Post by Adam G
Don,
Thanks for the steer. I downloaded xyplorer but it does not seem to
facilitate the export of document properties for an entire folder of files.
Adam,

XYplorer does export document properties for an entire folder of files.
Check out the report() function, it's part of the advanced scripting
feature. You will get help on this in the XYplorer user forum (and in the
Help file, of course).

Don

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