Reading file properties

[Yogesh123]

Using batch script how to read properties of a perticular file,

Properties like = Last-Modified date, Modified time, file extension, attributes, size, path, name etc..

please advise,
Thanx in advance

[Etherel15]

I'm no genius, but maybe you can use the For command, and then use the "%~tI" variable, or some of the other offshoots, (instead of %%I) to call up file properties, and then just tell it to ECHO them?

[billrich]

 

[BC_Programmer]

um... yeah... not sure what that has to do with the OP's query...

[billrich]

 

[gh0std0g74]

@bill, environment variables or attrib doesn't really provide you file properties details. even with dir, it can't get things like creation date, accessed date.

@OP, you can try using vbscript

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Set objFS=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strFileName = WScript.Arguments(0)
Set objFile = objFS.GetFile(strFileName)
WScript.Echo "Date last created: " & objFile.DateCreated
WScript.Echo "Date last modified: " & objFile.DateLastModified
WScript.Echo "Date last accessed: " & objFile.DateLastAccessed
WScript.Echo "File size(bytes): " & objFile.Size
WScript.Echo "File type: " & objFile.Type

save as myscript.vbs and on command line:

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C:\test>cscript /nologo myscript.vbs test.vbs
Date last created: 8/8/2009 8:20:36 AM
Date last modified: 10/6/2009 9:15:44 PM
Date last accessed: 10/6/2009 9:15:44 PM
File size(bytes): 8943
File type: VBScript Script File



[BC_Programmer]

Yes and "um...yeah" is the perfect solution for Yogesh123, the original poster's question?

I never said it did. If you don't know *censored* your talking about don't post. that is WHY I hadn't posted before- because I don't know a solution, until your post that has absolutely no information of value, in the same way that a person might respond to a post consisting of a copy-paste from Excel help.

The environmental variables and the CMD commands contain the file properties information Yogesh123 is seeking.

no. They don't. Last-Modified date, Modified time, file extension, attributes, size, path, name- of those, I would guess that the file extension, path, and name are easily available... Oh, and with /t you can get the accessed/modified/created dates. and size.... hey wait a second, you can get all of this info from cmd... But that doesn't change the fact that showing a copy-paste from cmd of you setting and echoing environment variables and listing them is irrelevant.

Also, it can be tricky to parse the exact wanted field from dir, especially given localization concerns. That being said although your original post was a tad odd the concept you then fleshed out was not off the mark at all.

[billrich]

 

[billrich]

 

[wbrost]

you replace test.vbs with the file you are looking for the info on.

if you wanted to check out test.txt

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cscript.exe  /nologo myscript.vbs test.txt


[billrich]

 

[gh0std0g74]

But it did not  show the path.

it doesn't take one to quickly find out the way to show Path. I will spoonfeed you for a liitle. try objFile.Path or read the vbscript manual in my sig.

And I would to see file property information done with a batch file.

if you are talking about PURE batch cmd.exe commands plus those command line tools (excluding cscript.exe ) that comes natively with windows, no, not in my life time. i will leave that privilege to someone else who has time to spare and brain cells to kill

[billrich]

 

[gh0std0g74]

First, the type of file is not the file name. It should give "PDf file" for a file with .pdf extension. Or "Gif file" for .gif extension. If the file is a shortcut, it should display, "shortcut to <whatever original file> "

secondly, you need 3 separate dir commands to show creation, accessed and modified date. if the directory is big with many files and subfolders, it will take 3 times longer to show every files' properties. unless there's a way to combine showing these 3 date types, that's how inflexible it is. you are not able to control how you program.

here's a more detailed version recursively going through the directory to get file properties

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Set objFS=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
strFolder= "c:\\test\\"
Set objFolder = objFS.GetFolder(strFolder)
Go (objFolder)
Sub Go(objDIR)
  If objDIR <> "\System Volume Information" Then
    For Each eFolder in objDIR.SubFolders
      Go eFolder
    Next
For Each strFile In objDIR.Files
name=Replace(strFile.Path,"\","\\")
s="Select * from CIM_Datafile Where name = '"& name & "'"
Set colFiles = objWMIService.ExecQuery(s)
For Each objFile in colFiles
    Wscript.Echo "Access mask: " & objFile.AccessMask
    Wscript.Echo "Archive: " & objFile.Archive
    Wscript.Echo "Compressed: " & objFile.Compressed
    Wscript.Echo "Compression method: " & objFile.CompressionMethod
    Wscript.Echo "Creation date: " & objFile.CreationDate
    Wscript.Echo "Computer system name: " & objFile.CSName
    Wscript.Echo "Drive: " & objFile.Drive
    Wscript.Echo "8.3 file name: " & objFile.EightDotThreeFileName
    Wscript.Echo "Encrypted: " & objFile.Encrypted
    Wscript.Echo "Encryption method: " & objFile.EncryptionMethod
    Wscript.Echo "Extension: " & objFile.Extension
    Wscript.Echo "File name: " & objFile.FileName
    Wscript.Echo "File size: " & objFile.FileSize
    Wscript.Echo "File type: " & objFile.FileType
    Wscript.Echo "File system name: " & objFile.FSName
    Wscript.Echo "Hidden: " & objFile.Hidden
    Wscript.Echo "Last accessed: " & objFile.LastAccessed
    Wscript.Echo "Last modified: " & objFile.LastModified
    Wscript.Echo "Manufacturer: " & objFile.Manufacturer
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objFile.Name
    Wscript.Echo "Path: " & objFile.Path
    Wscript.Echo "Readable: " & objFile.Readable
    Wscript.Echo "System: " & objFile.System
    Wscript.Echo "Version: " & objFile.Version
    Wscript.Echo "Writeable: " & objFile.Writeable
    WScript.Echo "Install Date: " & objFile.InstallDate
                    Wscript.Echo "-----------------------------------------------------------------"
Next
Next
  End If 
End Sub



[billrich]