DisplayFileMetaData.txt

# =============================================================================
# 
# NAME:DisplayFileMetaData.ps1
# 
# AUTHOR: Ed Wilson , microsoft
# DATE  : 11/10/2007
# 
# COMMENT: 
# Uses Params to allow modification of script at runtime
# Uses funHelp function to display help
# Uses funLine function to underline output
#
# =============================================================================

param(
      $folder,
      [switch]$whatif,
      [switch]$help,
      [switch]$examples,
      [switch]$min,
      [switch]$full
      ) #end param

# Begin Functions

function funHelp()
{
 $descriptionText= `
@"
 NAME: DisplayFileMetaData.ps1
 DESCRIPTION:
 Sample on a local or remote machine. 

 PARAMETERS: 
 -computer computer upon which to run the command
 -whatif Prototypes the command
 -help prints help description and parameters file
 -examples prints only help examples of syntax
 -full prints complete help information
 -min prints minimal help. Modifies -help

"@ #end descriptionText

$examplesText= `
@"

 SYNTAX:
 DisplayFileMetaData.ps1 

 Displays an error missing parameter, and calls help

 DisplayFileMetaData.ps1  -Folder "c:\fso"

 Displays meta data for each file in the c:\fso folder
 on the local machine

 DisplayFileMetaData.ps1  -Folder c:\fso,C:\fso1

 Displays meta data for each file in the c:\fso folder
 and in the c:\fso1 folder on the local machine. note: 
 quotation marks are not required around folder names

 DisplayFileMetaData.ps1 -strFolder "C:\fso" -whatif
 
 Displays what if: Perform operation display meta data 
 for c:\fso folder

 DisplayFileMetaData.ps1 -help

 Prints the help topic for the script

 DisplayFileMetaData.ps1 -help -full

 Prints full help topic for the script

 DisplayFileMetaData.ps1 -help -examples

 Prints only the examples for the script

 DisplayFileMetaData.ps1 -examples

 Prints only the examples for the script
"@ #end examplesText

$remarks = `
"
REMARKS
     For more information, type: $($MyInvocation.ScriptName) -help -full
" #end remarks

  if($examples) { $examplesText ; $remarks ; exit }
  if($full)     { $descriptionText; $examplesText ; exit } 
  if($min)      { $descriptionText ; exit }
  $descriptionText; $remarks 
  exit
} #end funHelp function

function funline (
                  $strIN,
                  $char = "=",
                  $sColor = "Yellow",
                  $uColor = "darkYellow",
                  [switch]$help
                 )
{
 if($help)
  {
    $local:helpText = `
@"
     Funline accepts inputs: -strIN for input string and -char for seperator
     -sColor for the string color, and -uColor for the underline color. Only 
     the -strIn is required. The others have the following default values:
     -char: =, -sColor: Yellow, -uColor: darkYellow
     Example:
     funline -strIN "Hello world"
     funline -strIn "Morgen welt" -char "-" -sColor "blue" -uColor "yellow"
     funline -help
"@
   $local:helpText
   break
  } #end funline help
  
 $strLine= $char * $strIn.length
 Write-Host -ForegroundColor $sColor $strIN 
 Write-Host -ForegroundColor $uColor $strLine
} #end funLine function

Function funWhatIf()
{
 "what if: Perform operation display meta data for $Folder folder"
 exit
} #end funWhatIf

Function funMetaData()
{
 foreach($sFolder in $folder)
  {
   $a = 0
   $objShell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
   $objFolder = $objShell.namespace($sFolder)

   foreach ($strFileName in $objFolder.items())
    { FunLine( "$($strFileName.name)")
      for ($a ; $a  -le 266; $a++)
       { 
         if($objFolder.getDetailsOf($strFileName, $a))
           {
             $hash += @{ `
                   $($objFolder.getDetailsOf($objFolder.items, $a))  =`
                   $($objFolder.getDetailsOf($strFileName, $a)) 
                   } #end hash
            $hash
            $hash.clear()
           } #end if
       } #end for 
     $a=0
    } #end foreach
  } #end foreach
} #end funMetadata

# Entry Point

if($help)      { funhelp }
if($examples)  { funhelp }
if($full)      { funhelp }
if($whatif)    { funWhatIf }
if($folder)    { funMetaData }
if(!$Folder) {"missing folder name..." ; funhelp }