How do I get/set Office Xp file properties without opening Word

Re: How do I get/set Office Xp file properties without opening Word

Look at COMPOUND FILE STORAGE, or even better look at this website :



its a COM object, but it will work from .NET

We (the company I work for) have a version of the written in managed C++,
but it doesn't allow setting of properties.

Steve


"Ken" <funkymonkeyken @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I've written a C# app in VS .Net 2003 that gets and sets custom/summary
> properties of Word documents by selecting a directory and get/setting
> values using BuiltInDocument Properties and CustomDocumentP roperties by
> opening Word whilst not visable updating then saving the doc.
>
> However, I can see these values in the properties of the file in Windows
> explorer (via the custom and summary tabs) which makes me think, can I
> update these values WITHOUT having to open (invisable) update and save the
> Word doc but just be able to get/set these properties if they're available
> thru Windows Explorer
>
> Thanks
>
> Ken
>
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