XPost: alt.windows7.general   
   From: newyana@invalid.nospam   
      
   On 6/22/2024 8:42 AM, R.Wieser wrote:   
      
   > But just imagine doing that on a folder with *lots* of files, or better yet   
   > : on a remote computer (with a slow connection) ...   
   >   
        I don't see a problem. I just ran it on a folder full of   
   XP SP2 files. About 480 files. It returned instantly. I also   
   added Exit For if the file was found. If you run it remotely it's   
   not going to call back with every loop, so there's no slowdown.   
      
      I don't see how you're going to make it simpler. A FolderItem   
   is part of a collection of what's in a folder. There's no method   
   like GetFolderItem(path).   
      
      A warning, though: Shell.app is connected with Explorer. It's   
   extremely buggy. On some Windows versions it won't see hidden   
   files or system files. I just tested the script on System32 and   
   it didn't work. Apparently Win10 won't let shell.app look in   
   system32!   
      
      The only other thing I can think of that might be cleaner would   
   be to use a basic file system methods, then maybe read the data out   
   by direct binary access. Then again, if you want fast then you're   
   not using VBScript. :) But a more direct method would at least avoid   
   the funky failures of shell.app. Even FSO works fine in System32   
   on Win10. I can access a file and check file object properties. But   
   then you'd need ffmpeg or a binary read or some such to get EXIF   
   data.   
      
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