Re: How to access XP file comment properties

From: Philip (noone_at_nowhere.org)
Date: 01/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 10:00:31 -0800

John Wingate wrote:
> Here's a P.S. to my own post.
>
> John Wingate <johnww@worldpath.net> wrote:
>
>>Philip <noone@nowhere.org> wrote:
>>
>>>Is there any way to access the file comment properties on an XP file system from
>>>linux?
>
>
>>>My digital camera stores interesting information about a photo in these file
>>>properties. Can I access using smbmount or something like that?
>
>
>>Are you sure you are not thinking of the EXIF data that is stored
>>within the file? There are several programs available for reading that.
>
>
> I have since been able to check some digital-camera files on an XP
> system. Under Properties, Summary tab, Advanced, Win XP does indeed
> show the EXIF data from the file, but you certainly don't need to have
> the file residing on an XP system to get at this information. Google
> for Linux and EXIF and you will find numerous programs and packages for
> extracting the information from camera files.

Yes you were correct, it was EXIF data and I was being confused because XP was
showing it as if it was comment properties.

I have located an EXIF access utility and things look good.

Thanks!