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    Hello, I have an application which have a file format use for its files. In the explorer, then I display the "Properties" of a file of my application, I didn't see any information of my file. I want to put some informations in my file (version, user, description, bitmap, etc) which can be view in the explorer when the user display the properties of my files. How I can do ? I have search in the msdn without success... And, if someone know, how I can associate a bitmap to a file (like bmp, jpg, MAX file, etc...)

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      Hello, I have an application which have a file format use for its files. In the explorer, then I display the "Properties" of a file of my application, I didn't see any information of my file. I want to put some informations in my file (version, user, description, bitmap, etc) which can be view in the explorer when the user display the properties of my files. How I can do ? I have search in the msdn without success... And, if someone know, how I can associate a bitmap to a file (like bmp, jpg, MAX file, etc...)

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      HENDRIK R
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      A good start for your problem could be reading Michael Dunn's shell extensions tutorials here on CP. [Tutorials index](http://Tutorials index)[^]

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        Hello, I have an application which have a file format use for its files. In the explorer, then I display the "Properties" of a file of my application, I didn't see any information of my file. I want to put some informations in my file (version, user, description, bitmap, etc) which can be view in the explorer when the user display the properties of my files. How I can do ? I have search in the msdn without success... And, if someone know, how I can associate a bitmap to a file (like bmp, jpg, MAX file, etc...)

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        Mike Upton
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        If you're talking about the extra pages that Microsoft Office files show in the Explorer properties window (e.g. the Summary Page), that is achieved using a Property Set in an OLE Structured Storage file (otherwise known as a compound storage file) - it's a fairly complicated topic, so I suggest you read the following articles: OLE Property Sets Exposed (MSDN)[^] to find out what Property Sets are... And The Summary Information Property Set (MSDN)[^] to find out about the property set responsible for storing summary information. Hope that helps.


        "We are the knights who say Ni" (The Knights Who Say Ni)

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