"Gary''s Student" wrote:
Quote:
> First, thanks for responding.
> Second, let me apologize for my mis-leading query.
>
> Here is an manual example of what I want the script to do
>
> 1. I created a script called "search.vbs"
> 2. the script contained the following two lines:
>
> Set wshshell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
> wshshell.findfiles
>
> 3. I opened the folder containing the file, right-clicked the file, selected
> properties, selected the Summary tab, and entered this comment:
>
> "This script will bring up Windows Desktop Search"
>
> If I now mouse-over the icon, the comment pops up.
> If I select Comments in the Details view of the folder, the comment is
> displayed.
>
> The filetype, how I created it, or its contents are not important. I am
> only concerned with the assignment of the comment. The assignment of the
> comment was manual. I had to manually enter it thru Properties.
>
> I want to know if I can assign a comment to a file with a script ( the step
> 3 part).
>
> b.t.w your previous assistance with my mapped drive problem worked very well!
>
>
> --
> Gary''s Student - gsnu2007xx
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> Quote:
> >
> > "Gary''s Student" <GarysStudent@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:99A634DF-BB32-4992-A7C1-0FE1FD6E62C1@xxxxxx Quote:
> > >I can manually assign a comment to a file (say a Word doc) by:
> > >
> > > 1. right-clicking the icon
> > > 2. selecting properties
> > > 3. selecting the Summary tab
> > > 4. typing in the comment
> > >
> > > Can I do the same thing with a script??
> > > --
> > > Gary''s Student - gsnu2007xx
> >
> > An MS Word file is in essence a binary file composed of a
> > mixture of text and binary code that controls how the text
> > should appear on the screen.
> >
> > A VB Script file is a pure text file. There is no room for binary
> > control code in it. However, you can add comments by inserting
> > a single quote like so:
> >
> > wscript.echo "My Name is Gary" 'Console output
> >
> >
> >
If you have Word installed, you can use it's object model to acces
Document.BuiltInDocumentProperties collection and assign a value to it's
members.
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urkec