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I'm using this (and similar)

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IShellProperty Commentsprop = ShellObject.FromParsingName(Filename).Properties.GetProperty("System.Comment");
SetPropertyValue(Comments, Commentsprop);

to get (and set) properties in files. Works fine, but nowhere can I find any info on string lengths and such, specifically the max length for the properties "Comment" and "Keywords" (Tags).

Anyone know what the limits are? While not impossible, I think it's kind of icky if you can put in a novel for a Comment, or add a bazillion Tags.

Posted 24-Oct-10 3:48am

GenJerDan

Updated 24-Oct-10 3:50am

Nish Nishant

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Nish Nishant · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-24T03:57:00

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If you mean the max length of the link descrption/comment, then it seems to be INFOTIPSIZE which is 1024 I think.

Posted 24-Oct-10 3:57am

Nish Nishant

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GenJerDan 24-Oct-10 10:30am

The Comment and Keyword (Tags is the friendly name) I'm asking about are the ones you get if you right-click a file and select Properties | Details. Is that the same structure?

Nish Nishant 24-Oct-10 10:53am

Ah that's different. I believe the structure that's used to represent those tags allow a count property (which specifies the length). So theoretically it can be as long as you want it to, although there may be hard-limits enforced by the UI or by the file-system.

GenJerDan 24-Oct-10 11:52am

Ah, ok. I'll just set them to 500 and hope for the best. If anyone runs up against a shorter limit, I'm sure they'll let me know. :)