New Post: View Category and Comments of an .eml file
Hi, My requirement is to view category and comments field of an existing .eml file. I tried to enable File Meta Handler but there is already "Shell Message Handler" installed. Even before thinking how...
View ArticleReviewed: File Meta 1.1 (kwi 19, 2014)
Rated 5 Stars (out of 5) - This it what I was looking for. Excellent for describing files and displaing description in Windows Explorer. Very good project!
View ArticleReviewed: File Meta 1.1 (Apr 19, 2014)
Rated 5 Stars (out of 5) - This solves a problem for me! When I was using XP, I used the "Comments" field on hundreds of files to keep track of information about the file. When I moved to Win7, access...
View ArticleNew Post: View Category and Comments of an .eml file
Hi Belaku I'm afraid that the answer is almost certainly not. This is about where comments and other properties are held. I think it is most likely that the comments you are seeing on 2003 server are...
View ArticleNew Post: Registering handler globally for all file types?
I suppose the answer is no, but is there a way to register property handlers globally, and not per file type? Something akin to * or AllFileSystemObjects.
View ArticleNew Post: Registering handler globally for all file types?
Hi sxin You're right, my understanding of the property system is that there is no way to register a property handler for all file types. This makes sense when you consider that Microsoft eventually...
View ArticleNew Post: Registering handler globally for all file types?
Thanks Dijji. Microsoft's shortsightedness is unfortunate. Instead of a simple and clean solution, you have to litter the registry, and to keep updating it continuously with new filetypes. At least the...
View ArticleNew Post: File folders
This is a little late, but I would like to chime in that having the ability to add metadata to folders would be wonderful! I'm the unofficial tech guy at my company, and almost every week someone asks...
View ArticleUpdated Wiki: Server deployment
shadow98cat has successfully deployed File Meta on Windows Server, with indexing on the server. These are the steps required:The server share folder has the NTFS permission 'System' - Full Control. I...
View ArticleUpdated Wiki: Documentation
What is it and how does it work?OverviewPlugging into WindowsFAQComponentsFileMetaPropertyHandlerFileMetaContextMenuHandlerFileMetaAssociationManagerSearchCommand Line SupportBuilding and...
View ArticleUpdated Wiki: Server deployment
shadow98cat has successfully deployed File Meta on Windows Server, with indexing on the server. These are the steps he/she describes:The server share folder has the NTFS permission 'System' - Full...
View ArticleUpdated Wiki: Server deployment
shadow98cat has successfully deployed File Meta on Windows Server, with indexing on the server. These are the steps he/she describes:The server share folder has the NTFS permission 'System' - Full...
View ArticleUpdated Wiki: Deployment
Deployment is a matter of running the 32-bit or 64-bit setup, and then using FileMetaAssociationManager to turn on metadata handling for the desired file extensions.If you want metadata on your files,...
View ArticleUpdated Wiki: Deployment
Deployment is a matter of running the 32-bit or 64-bit setup, and then using FileMetaAssociationManager to turn on metadata handling for the desired file extensions.If you want metadata on your files,...
View ArticleUpdated Release: File Meta 1.2 (May 05, 2014)
This is version 1.2 of File Meta. It will become the recommended release soon unless something unexpected turns up.To migrate from a previous version, uninstall File Metadata, and install Release 1.2....
View ArticleUpdated Wiki: Home
Enable Explorer in Vista, Windows 7 and later to see, edit and search on tags and other metadata for any file type In Windows XP, Explorer could see and edit metadata (for example comments or tags) for...
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