File attributes: Modifying and user-created file attributes

External Since: Sep 19, 2005 Posts: 6

I think I remember reading somewhere that it is possible to make (and modify)
"user created" attributes for files, and to have those attributes appear in
columns in Windows explorer, alongside the "default" columns, such as:
Name, Size, Type, Date Modified, Date Created, Attributes, TreeSize, Owner,
Author, Title, Comments, Artist, Album Title, Year, Track Number, Genre,
Duration, Bit Rate, Protected, More...

Does anyone know where I can find information about this?
Does anyone know where I can find a utility that would facilitate doing this?

Thanks,

marceepoo

External Since: Sep 24, 2004 Posts: 595

You can only add information to comments. And some files will not let you
add any comments.

[[To add a comment to a file

1. Right-click a file.
2. Click Properties.
3. On the Summary tab, type your comment in the Comments area.
-or-

On the Summary tab, click Simple, and then type your comment in the
Comments area.

Notes
To display the comments you add to files, double-click the folder that
contains the files you want to view. On the View menu, click Choose Details,
and select the Comment check box, and then click OK. On the View menu, click
Details to see comments for several files at once, or select a file and
click Details in the left pane to view the comment for the selected file.]]
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddo...en-us/w

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:362687D8-55DD-40E9-9C56-9FF4F90DFBE9@microsoft.com,
Marceepoo <36c53a08-2073470544 RemoveThis @news.postalias> hunted and pecked:
> I think I remember reading somewhere that it is possible to make (and
> modify) "user created" attributes for files, and to have those attributes
> appear in columns in Windows explorer, alongside the "default" columns,
> such as:
> Name, Size, Type, Date Modified, Date Created, Attributes, TreeSize,
> Owner, Author, Title, Comments, Artist, Album Title, Year, Track Number,
> Genre, Duration, Bit Rate, Protected, More...
>
> Does anyone know where I can find information about this?
> Does anyone know where I can find a utility that would facilitate doing
> this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> marceepoo