I want an application which displays the some file properties of a mediafile if available, like (don't know the exact english words used in windows for it) FileName, Length/Duration, FileType(.avi .mp3 etc.) I tried taglib and windowsapishell but I dont get a working result (references are good)
ShellFile so = ShellFile.FromFilePath(file);so.Properties.System.(everythingIwant)shows me a lot of file properties which I want to have displayed, but I cant get it workingAn example of an error:
'WindowsFormsApplication2.vshost.exe' (Managed (v4.0.30319)): Loaded 'C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WindowsBase\v4.0_4.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\WindowsBase.dll', Skipped loading symbols. Module is optimized and the debugger option 'Just My Code' is enabled.The program '[6300] WindowsFormsApplication2.vshost.exe: Program Trace' has exited with code 0 (0x0).The program '[6300] WindowsFormsApplication2.vshost.exe: Managed (v4.0.30319)' has exited with code 0 (0x0).
something easy like
var thing = so.Properties.System.FileName.Description;Console.WriteLine(thing);wont work
I do know some Java and PHP programming, but I'm totally new to C#
Special thanks to @marr75 and @errorstacks !
one follow up question:I made this, and it works
class Program{static void Main(string[] args){ string file = "E:/Dump/Shutter Island.avi";FileInfo oFileInfo = new FileInfo(file);Console.WriteLine("My File's Name: \"" + oFileInfo.Name + "\"");DateTime dtCreationTime = oFileInfo.CreationTime;Console.WriteLine("Date and Time File Created: " + dtCreationTime.ToString());Console.WriteLine("myFile Extension: " + oFileInfo.Extension);Console.WriteLine("myFile total Size: " + oFileInfo.Length.ToString());Console.WriteLine("myFile filepath: " + oFileInfo.DirectoryName);Console.WriteLine("My File's Full Name: \"" + oFileInfo.FullName + "\"");} }but I want it to only provide me with the info if the info exists.I saw the
**Exists** Gets a value indicating whether a file exists. (Overrides FileSystemInfo.Exists.)But how do I use this function, I guess not like if(io.ofileinfo.FullName.exist) {Console.Write(io.ofileinfo.fullname);} ?
Best Answer
When reviewing or opening a file, to get its name, the FileInfo class is equipped with the Name property. Here is an sample code:
FileInfo oFileInfo = new FileInfo(strFilename);if (oFileInfo != null || oFileInfo.Length == 0){MessageBox.Show("My File's Name: \"" + oFileInfo.Name + "\"");// For calculating the size of files it holds.MessageBox.Show("myFile total Size: " + oFileInfo.Length.ToString());}You can check like this:
if (!oFileInfo.Exists){throw new FileNotFoundException("The file was not found.", FileName);}To find out what those date and time values are, you can access the File System Information property using:
DateTime dtCreationTime = oFileInfo.CreationTime;MessageBox.Show("Date and Time File Created: " + dtCreationTime.ToString());To know the extension of the file, you can access the value of the FileSystemInfo.Extension property:
MessageBox.Show("myFile Extension: " + oFileInfo.Extension);Here's a link with information about looking at the attributes.
Besides that, the FileInfo class is what you're probably looking to use.
What other kinds of properties are you looking at?