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View PDF Metadata in Explorer with Windows 2000

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2007-06-04 01:28:52
CNitschke
Registered: May 25 2007
Posts: 12

Metadata can be placed manually in "Document Properties - Description" or automatically using JavaScript code like this.info.title="TITLE";

With XP this information can be displayed in Windows-Explorer (the Microsoft file viewer) when the headlines are expanded such that keywords, author, title etc. are visible. (right-mouse click on the headline - check all items that should be visible).

This seems to be impossible with Windows 2000, because there aren't any items like keywords, title etc. Does anybody know if there is a trick, so that Windows 2000 users can use this feature as well.

Thanks.

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2007-06-05 03:57:37
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CNitschke
Registered: May 25 2007
Posts: 12
Windows Explorer running on Windows XP can't display the metadata when the PDF file is encrypted, although the security settings are set to "Encrypt all document contents except metadata (Acrobat 6 and later).

Does anybody know a solution for this issue?
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2007-06-11 08:11:02
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ewaldron
Registered: Nov 30 2005
Posts: 22
Hello,
I have an Access database with metadata and its corresponding file names. Can this metadata be automatically entered in using JavaScript? Can you give me details?

Thanks,
Ellen
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2007-06-12 07:56:56
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CNitschke
Registered: May 25 2007
Posts: 12
A nice description of how the metadata inside the PDF doc can be manipulated with acrobat javascript can be found at

http://www.acrobatusers.com/tech_corners/javascript_corner/tips/2006/auto_insert_metadata/

JavaScript Corner
Automating PDF Document Metadata Insertion with Acrobat JavaScript

I don't know how to connect access with acrobat other then by using third-party components like iText.
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2007-06-13 07:22:36
#4
ewaldron
Registered: Nov 30 2005
Posts: 22
Thanks, CNitschke.

The link you found was quite useful. The batch sequence worked, except that it entered the same metadata into all the files. I'd like to enter unique information into each of our many files.

Ellen
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