help with pdf properties in .NET
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hi guys, i was wondering if anyone knows how to extract the file summary properties of a pdf document in .NET environment. Similar to right clicking a file then choosing properties and then selecting the summary tab. Now microsoft does provide a dll called dsofile.dll for .net. But it does not read pdf file properties because its not an ole document. I have come across something called IPropertyStorage but this is also used in the dsofile.dll so thats no help to me unless i have misunderstood it. Having given upon on that front, I ventured into looking up the adobe acrobat sdk 7. In the adobe acrobat sdk 7 and it mentions something about containing within the pdf file a metadata descriptor. This metadata is encapsulated in the document dictionary information within the pdf. I have tried loading a few of the COM objects that comes with adobe acrobat reader but couldnt find anything relevant to extact with metadata information. Unless i have overlooked something, have i ? Anyone have any ideas as how one could extract this meta data information using .net ? At the moment i am totally stuck so i would very much appreciate it if anyone could throw any other ideas as how i can read pdf properties. thanks