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

[Ken]

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 BuiltInDocumentProperties and CustomDocumentProperties 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

[Steve Drake]

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

http://support.microsoft.com/default...NoWebContent=1

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
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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 BuiltInDocumentProperties and CustomDocumentProperties 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