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Let me know if you need anything from me, Dijji :)
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I use music composition software. I have >200gb of sound libraries, most of which have stupid marketing names. I mean a collection of synth bass sounds might be named something like "Chronic Deep". I currently have them categorized alphabetically but that's near useless. This File Metadata lib will be a great help. The virtual folder display would be the ultimate. Therefore, please include me in the testing of your virtual folder tagging organizering thing.
I think a Virtual Folder display would be best. Would it be possible to place the "root" of such a hierarchy in the Libraries section? That section has been around since forever, and I've only recently started using it.
As far as a data storage, there's a couple things here.
First of all, as a user I can tell that the windows search system uses some kind of cache, so a data store of some type may be available.
Secondly, while I can absolutely appreciate the goal using windows core functionality (file metadata), I think you can continue to do that and keep performance high by using a database (sqlite) as a cache only. In other words, metadata is used as the permanent store, but the database is used to build and display the tree. In this way the db is not required and the tags will remain with the file during transfer. An initial scan (similar to the program Search Everything) would be required to build the cache, but any subsequent usage could be written and cached at the time of entry.
For display in
And then, using the Country>province>city example, here's a quick n dirty graphic.
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This is basically a flexible AND search. "All items related to Cheyenne AND Wyoming" whether it's files that have only those tags, or other tags that appear with those tags. The deeper you drill, the fewer items listed.
The only way this could be made better is if the file save dialog had a tags field. To save a file, you'd have to enter a filename and at least one tag.
I think a Virtual Folder display would be best. Would it be possible to place the "root" of such a hierarchy in the Libraries section? That section has been around since forever, and I've only recently started using it.
As far as a data storage, there's a couple things here.
First of all, as a user I can tell that the windows search system uses some kind of cache, so a data store of some type may be available.
Secondly, while I can absolutely appreciate the goal using windows core functionality (file metadata), I think you can continue to do that and keep performance high by using a database (sqlite) as a cache only. In other words, metadata is used as the permanent store, but the database is used to build and display the tree. In this way the db is not required and the tags will remain with the file during transfer. An initial scan (similar to the program Search Everything) would be required to build the cache, but any subsequent usage could be written and cached at the time of entry.
For display in
My Computer > Libraries > Tags, I would see it working where the top level shows ALL tags. And then, using the Country>province>city example, here's a quick n dirty graphic.
This is basically a flexible AND search. "All items related to Cheyenne AND Wyoming" whether it's files that have only those tags, or other tags that appear with those tags. The deeper you drill, the fewer items listed.
The only way this could be made better is if the file save dialog had a tags field. To save a file, you'd have to enter a filename and at least one tag.
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Created Unassigned: Access to Metadata programmitically? [9666]
Hi,
this is a very useful project. Thank you very much for your effort.
I was wondering how one could access the metadata enabled by FileMeta programmatically (via C# or even PowerShell). I have been trying to do the same via WindowsAPICodePack FromParsingName().Properties and Shell.GetDetailsOf(). The only way I was able to rethttps://filemeta.codeplex.com/workitem/list/advancedrieve the properties with their respective values was through a query of the SearchIndex.
Any hints would be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dirk
this is a very useful project. Thank you very much for your effort.
I was wondering how one could access the metadata enabled by FileMeta programmatically (via C# or even PowerShell). I have been trying to do the same via WindowsAPICodePack FromParsingName().Properties and Shell.GetDetailsOf(). The only way I was able to rethttps://filemeta.codeplex.com/workitem/list/advancedrieve the properties with their respective values was through a query of the SearchIndex.
Any hints would be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dirk
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Commented Unassigned: Access to Metadata programmitically? [9666]
Hi,
this is a very useful project. Thank you very much for your effort.
I was wondering how one could access the metadata enabled by FileMeta programmatically (via C# or even PowerShell). I have been trying to do the same via WindowsAPICodePack FromParsingName().Properties and Shell.GetDetailsOf(). The only way I was able to rethttps://filemeta.codeplex.com/workitem/list/advancedrieve the properties with their respective values was through a query of the SearchIndex.
Any hints would be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dirk
Comments: ** Comment from web user: Dirk_74 **
this is a very useful project. Thank you very much for your effort.
I was wondering how one could access the metadata enabled by FileMeta programmatically (via C# or even PowerShell). I have been trying to do the same via WindowsAPICodePack FromParsingName().Properties and Shell.GetDetailsOf(). The only way I was able to rethttps://filemeta.codeplex.com/workitem/list/advancedrieve the properties with their respective values was through a query of the SearchIndex.
Any hints would be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dirk
Comments: ** Comment from web user: Dirk_74 **
Sorry, I just realized that I should have posted this as a discussion rather than an issue, which I will do now. Please disregard the issue.
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Commented Unassigned: Access to Metadata programmitically? [9666]
Hi,
this is a very useful project. Thank you very much for your effort.
I was wondering how one could access the metadata enabled by FileMeta programmatically (via C# or even PowerShell). I have been trying to do the same via WindowsAPICodePack FromParsingName().Properties and Shell.GetDetailsOf(). The only way I was able to rethttps://filemeta.codeplex.com/workitem/list/advancedrieve the properties with their respective values was through a query of the SearchIndex.
Any hints would be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dirk
Comments: ** Comment from web user: Dijji **
this is a very useful project. Thank you very much for your effort.
I was wondering how one could access the metadata enabled by FileMeta programmatically (via C# or even PowerShell). I have been trying to do the same via WindowsAPICodePack FromParsingName().Properties and Shell.GetDetailsOf(). The only way I was able to rethttps://filemeta.codeplex.com/workitem/list/advancedrieve the properties with their respective values was through a query of the SearchIndex.
Any hints would be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dirk
Comments: ** Comment from web user: Dijji **
I’ll answer the question here anyway.
You’re on the right track with the Windows API Code Pack and FromParsingName. For a C# sample, download the File Meta sources, and take a look at TestDriver\TestRoundTrips.cs
Dijji
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New Post: Don not show File-Size on StatusBar on Windows 10
One question. Looking at your video again, I see that the icon shown for the .txt file is not a standard Windows one. Do you have another .txt file editor installed as the default program, and if so what? I’m wondering if that program is changing any registry entries relating to the .txt file in a way that is relevant.
Dijji
Dijji
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New Post: Don not show File-Size on StatusBar on Windows 10
Yes, it's Notepad++ (also called NotepadPlus). But, problem is not changed if I let Notepad (Window's) becomes default program (Problem still exist).
Pls view my actions: https://youtu.be/cZnwjPj5ao4
Pls view my actions: https://youtu.be/cZnwjPj5ao4
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I can finally reproduce the problem! It shows up on a fast ring build, specifically 11099. Odd, but this should let me get on and track the problem down. Are you running a standard version of Windows 10 yourself?
Dijji
Dijji
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My PC:
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New Post: Don not show File-Size on StatusBar on Windows 10
Okay, after much wrestling with tracing calls to property handlers and general messing about, there appears to be a simple solution. PreviewDetails needs to include System.Size
The easiest way to do this is to remove the handler, and add it again with the Office profile. Alternatively, you could create a Custom profile as desired. I will add System.Size to the Simple profile in my next release.
Let me know if this works for you.
Dijji
The easiest way to do this is to remove the handler, and add it again with the Office profile. Alternatively, you could create a Custom profile as desired. I will add System.Size to the Simple profile in my next release.
Let me know if this works for you.
Dijji
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New Post: Nothing appears in Preview area at bottom of Explorer
Dijji:
After initial testing on my laptop, I installed File Metadata on my desktop (both are Windows 7 PRO (64 bit) OS. As long as I was able to type correctly, it all went fine, including adding the 'InfoTip' line in the Registry.
But I have four questions, based on how I am setting everything up. I'll start with the simple one.
Harry
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After initial testing on my laptop, I installed File Metadata on my desktop (both are Windows 7 PRO (64 bit) OS. As long as I was able to type correctly, it all went fine, including adding the 'InfoTip' line in the Registry.
But I have four questions, based on how I am setting everything up. I'll start with the simple one.
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Not every extension in \SystemFileAssociations\ has the same entries included. I first started with .txt, as you suggested. The entry names that were there initially were: (Default), FullDetails, PerceivedType, and PreviewDetails. Some of the others don't have FullDetails and/or PreviewDetails. As long as I have the items I want in InfoTip, AND the properties I want in the File Meta Association Manager, do I care what other entry names are in the Registry extension?
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I wanted to add some of the Detail tab property entries that were already included before I added the .T14 extension(this is an extension used by a tax software program I have) Look at the attachment. The top image is what the Details tab looks like before I added .T14 to File Metadata. I was trying to recreate the 6 items highlighted in red. The bottom image shows the properties I added to the Preview panel and Details tab. The insert (pointed to by the arrow) is what the resulting Details tab has. The DateCreated and DateSaved extensions pickup the information like they should have. But the FileName, Type & FilePath did not. They require a manual entry, which is not what I wanted. Did I pick the wrong entries for these Metadata properties? I tried to open the sub files on each of the Property entries, but there must be thousands of them!
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Is there a list somewhere which contains all of the individual properties? I looked through the forum questions and the FAQ, but could not find anything.
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My tax program creates a different file extension each year. There was .T13, .T14, and now T15, etc. Rather than creating a different Metadate file extension, and Registry SystemFileAssociation for each year, will the Registry accept 'wildcard's? That is, could I create a SystemFileAssociation entry something like .T1(x), which would them work for every year from 11 through 19?
Harry
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New Post: Nothing appears in Preview area at bottom of Explorer
Hi Harry
Dijji
- As far as I know, the system reads explicit registry values, so as long as Infotip, say, is present, it doesn’t matter what else is present or not.
- It is just a question of picking the right properties. All of the six that you are looking for can be found under System. Setting the first six entries in your custom profile as follows will give you the properties that you describe:
System.ItemNameDisplay
System.ItemTypeText
System.ItemFolderPathDisplay
System.Size
System.DateCreated
System.DateModified - The properties are all documented, for instance, the System properties are described here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ff521735(v=vs.85).aspx However, I tend to just add properties with likely -looking names and see what they do, which is how I found the ones listed above. You will find that different properties give different presentations e.g. there are four or five properties in System that describe the item type in a variety of ways.
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There used to be some support for wild cards, but it was removed in Vista when they redesigned the property system. It will be necessary to add each tax file extension to File Meta. The good news, however, is that you can of course reuse the same custom profile.
Dijji
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Dijji:
Thanks for the detailed response. The items in 2. are perfect! I looked at the msdn.microsoft link, and I have no idea what they are talking about. So your cut and try method seems most appropriate.
I am having some problems with 4., reusing a custom profile. I just must not be doing it correctly. I modified the profile for .T14 substituting the entries you have in 2. for what I had. That works great for .T14. So I selected .T15, clicked on Custom Profiles, then under Custom, selected .T14. That cloned .T14 into .T15. I clicked OK, and on your main page, .T15 is highlighted, and all the correct new properties are listed in the Preview and Details panels. But as soon as I select another file extension name, and then reselect .T15, everything I added from custom .T14 is gone! And they do not appear when I go to Explorer and click on a .T15 file. Any idea what the problem might be?
I also have a more serious problem. The 'InfoTip' changes to the Registry no longer seem to work. I have looked at my registry entries and they appear fine. I have rebooted my computer a few times, and that was no improvement. Any ideas?
Harry
Thanks for the detailed response. The items in 2. are perfect! I looked at the msdn.microsoft link, and I have no idea what they are talking about. So your cut and try method seems most appropriate.
I am having some problems with 4., reusing a custom profile. I just must not be doing it correctly. I modified the profile for .T14 substituting the entries you have in 2. for what I had. That works great for .T14. So I selected .T15, clicked on Custom Profiles, then under Custom, selected .T14. That cloned .T14 into .T15. I clicked OK, and on your main page, .T15 is highlighted, and all the correct new properties are listed in the Preview and Details panels. But as soon as I select another file extension name, and then reselect .T15, everything I added from custom .T14 is gone! And they do not appear when I go to Explorer and click on a .T15 file. Any idea what the problem might be?
I also have a more serious problem. The 'InfoTip' changes to the Registry no longer seem to work. I have looked at my registry entries and they appear fine. I have rebooted my computer a few times, and that was no improvement. Any ideas?
Harry
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Hi Harry
You should only need to go into Custom Profiles once to set up the profile. Say you called it ‘Tax’. Then, when you look at the .T14 extension on the main page, you apply the ‘Tax’ profile to it by selecting it in the combo box at step 2, before you click Add File Meta Handler. Then you can do the same for the .T15 extension, applying the same ‘Tax’ profile. There is no need to get into cloning profiles.
I will try out the InfoTip settings on my machines, when I have a moment, and see if they still work.
Dijji
You should only need to go into Custom Profiles once to set up the profile. Say you called it ‘Tax’. Then, when you look at the .T14 extension on the main page, you apply the ‘Tax’ profile to it by selecting it in the combo box at step 2, before you click Add File Meta Handler. Then you can do the same for the .T15 extension, applying the same ‘Tax’ profile. There is no need to get into cloning profiles.
I will try out the InfoTip settings on my machines, when I have a moment, and see if they still work.
Dijji
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New Post: Nothing appears in Preview area at bottom of Explorer
Dijji:
**You should only need to go into Custom Profiles once to set up the profile. **
I must have missed this method. That certainly is a much easier way to do it.
**I will try out the InfoTip settings on my machines, when I have a moment, and see if they still work. **
No need to. It is working fine today. Either my mistake, or ???
Once again, a great program.
Harry
**You should only need to go into Custom Profiles once to set up the profile. **
I must have missed this method. That certainly is a much easier way to do it.
**I will try out the InfoTip settings on my machines, when I have a moment, and see if they still work. **
No need to. It is working fine today. Either my mistake, or ???
Once again, a great program.
Harry
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New Post: Don not show File-Size on StatusBar on Windows 10
Sorry for my delay.
Great. With Office profile (or my Custom profile), now I was able to monitor my works in the best way.
//One other question: For all Media types (mp4, avi, flv, mp3, mkv...), could Explorer shows their duration on StatusBar? And if I select multi-file, Explorer shows total their duration?
Great. With Office profile (or my Custom profile), now I was able to monitor my works in the best way.
//One other question: For all Media types (mp4, avi, flv, mp3, mkv...), could Explorer shows their duration on StatusBar? And if I select multi-file, Explorer shows total their duration?
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Reviewed: File Meta 1.3 (Mar 11, 2016)
Rated 5 Stars (out of 5) - Only word: Great
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New Post: Don not show File-Size on StatusBar on Windows 10
Going by results so far, you need to have System.Media.Duration included in PreviewDetails, which would require a custom profile. However, this will only be of use if you write a value to that property: the File Meta property handler will just return the empty value otherwise. The Windows default property handlers for media files supply the value by examining the contents of the file. Unlike File Meta, they are written to support specific file types and file formats.
Dijji
Dijji
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Reviewed: File Meta 1.3 (Mar 17, 2016)
Rated 5 Stars (out of 5) - Dijji, kudos to you and your outstanding efforts at both understanding and solving this "shortcoming" with Windows 7 and later... As advertised, your application allows the user the capability to a add comment/tags to any Windows file types.
I used it on Win7 and will try the app on my Win8 & Win10 systems.
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