Udf: Get Extended File Property

[Simucal 1]

Alright, so maybe you all havent been waiting for something like this. None the less, I think it is neat.

This function will give you an extended property of a file. Examples would be the width or height of a video or image. Or the duration/bitrate of a song or video. How about the artist/album/song number of an mp3/wma music file? The list goes on.

Enjoy .

-Simucal

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; Function Name:    _GetExtProperty($sPath,$iProp)
; Description:    Returns an extended property of a given file.
; Parameter(s):  $sPath - The path to the file you are attempting to retrieve an extended property from.
;                  $iProp - The numerical value for the property you want returned. If $iProp is is set
;                            to -1 then all properties will be returned in a 1 dimensional array in their corresponding order.
;                           The properties are as follows:
;                           Name = 0
;                           Size = 1
;                           Type = 2
;                           DateModified = 3
;                           DateCreated = 4
;                           DateAccessed = 5
;                           Attributes = 6
;                           Status = 7
;                           Owner = 8
;                           Author = 9
;                           Title = 10
;                           Subject = 11
;                           Category = 12
;                           Pages = 13
;                           Comments = 14
;                           Copyright = 15
;                           Artist = 16
;                           AlbumTitle = 17
;                           Year = 18
;                           TrackNumber = 19
;                           Genre = 20
;                           Duration = 21
;                           BitRate = 22
;                           Protected = 23
;                           CameraModel = 24
;                           DatePictureTaken = 25
;                           Dimensions = 26
;                           Width = 27
;                           Height = 28
;                           Company = 30
;                           Description = 31
;                           FileVersion = 32
;                           ProductName = 33
;                           ProductVersion = 34
; Requirement(s):   File specified in $spath must exist.
; Return Value(s):  On Success - The extended file property, or if $iProp = -1 then an array with all properties
;                  On Failure - 0, @Error - 1 (If file does not exist)
; Author(s):        Simucal (Simucal@gmail.com)
; Note(s):
;
;===============================================================================

Example:

#include <extprop.au3>
$path = FileOpenDialog("Select a file to read attributes",@ScriptDir,"All (*.*)")
$prop = _GetExtProperty($path,21)
ConsoleWrite("Property #"&$i&": "&$prop&@CRLF)

Example2:

#include <extprop.au3>
#include <array.au3>
$path = FileOpenDialog("Select a file to read attributes",@ScriptDir,"All (*.*)")
$prop = _GetExtProperty($path,-1)
_ArrayDisplay($prop,"Property Array")

EDIT: Have added a "-1" option that will return an array with all properties.

EDIT: Also, have added some error checking to ensure the file exists.

EDIT: Requires Beta!!

ExtProp.au3

Edited July 27, 2006 by Simucal

[spyrorocks 1]

I like it. If you could make a function to change the tags of a mp3 file i would be in heaven.

[Zedna 177]

Looks good Simucal but it doesn't show any version informations on AutoIt EXEs

[blindwig 1]

Nice info function. How about a new feature:

If I give you -1 for $i_prop, you give me an array with all the info in it.

See also my _FileListToArray2() function

[Simucal 1]

Nice info function. How about a new feature:

If I give you -1 for $i_prop, you give me an array with all the info in it.

See also my _FileListToArray2() function

Nice suggestion, I'll implement this tonight.

[HardCopy 1]

Nice suggestion, I'll implement this tonight.

Very Useful simucal.

Thanks for the contribution, added to my Custom UDFs

Thanks

HardCopy

Looking forward to the update as suggested by blindwig

[Simucal 1]

Very Useful simucal.

Thanks for the contribution, added to my Custom UDFs

Thanks

HardCopy

Looking forward to the update as suggested by blindwig

Just updated it. Now has a -1 option to return all to array and added some error checking.

[marfdaman 0]

Very useful this! Thumbs up!

Regards

[Simucal 1]

Thank you.

I'm thinking about cleaning it up and submitting it to be included with AutoIt. I think being able to get a files extended properties should be easily available.

[marfdaman 0]

Yes that's true IMHO, all these properties can come very handy in a lot of situations.

Personally, I'm implementing it into my mediaplayer, this works *way* better than some of the ID-3 udf's I have seen on this forum.

Regards

[rakudave 1]

this is VERY cool!

thanks Simucal

[ConsultingJoe 1]

Good job, Thanks. Very useful

[peter1234 0]

Simucal,

Is there an option to get the sample rate of a wave file?

[Confuzzled 1]

BitRate = 22???

[marfdaman 0]

BitRate = 22???

No no sample rate is something different from the bitrate: the sample rate shows to what frequency the soundstage extends (for example 44 khz, this means that the 2 channels [stereo] each have a soundstage up to

22 khz), the bitrate shows how much space is used per time unit (seconds).

Regards

[trids 1]

Very cool

I'm thinking about cleaning it up and submitting it to be included with AutoIt. I think being able to get a files extended properties should be easily available.

.. I agree 100% .. good luck!

[tazlikesrobots 0]

Is there a way to retreive the original file name property.

[Briegel 0]

I'm thinking about cleaning it up and submitting it to be included with AutoIt. I think being able to get a files extended properties should be easily available.

Good job, that's what I'm looking for, thanks

[piccaso 0]

is there a way to alter/set the 'FileVersion' property ?

[randall 0]

I'm thinking about cleaning it up and submitting it to be included with AutoIt. I think being able to get a files extended properties should be easily available.

I totally agree!!!

This is essential, you can use it for a million things, and it goes very well with the initial purpose of autoit as a macro and Windows automation language.

I am going to use it for some image processing to get the width and height, but i am sure it will also be useful in the future.

Thank you very much!