Actually no. I want to change the Windows metadata. This is the same metadata that is on all files. It isn't PDF specific. (I wonder if Linux is the same)
Basically, I can select 100's of file in a dir, right-click, properties, summary, and add something to the Category field. This obviously affects all files giving them all the same attribute. I can continue doing it this way but I thought perhaps a script would be best. Maybe it isn't, I don't know. Anyway, thank-you for the links. Mark Tim Golden wrote the following on 2/22/2007 12:28 PM: >> Here's my problem: I have a directory full of about 2,000 pdf files. I want >> to be able to add the >> same comment to the "Category" field of each file (in the document >> properties of the file). So I am >> looking to batch process pdf files (or any filetype, i guess) to add some >> metadata. > > I'm assuming here that we're talking about the PDF's > own metadata rather than, say, the additional stuff > which Windows allows in Alternate Data Streams? If > so, then a combination of PyPDF: > > http://pybrary.net/pyPdf/ > > and the builtin os, glob, os.path modules: > > http://docs.python.org/lib/module-os.html > http://docs.python.org/lib/module-os.path.html > http://docs.python.org/lib/module-glob.html > > might suit the case. > > TJG > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor