Find word file properties like author of document.

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Hi,

I want to write a VB.NET service that checks the properties on a word file to find out who the author is.

I know how to write a service.

I know how to find out the properties of a file using the IO.FileInfo namespace

But the only problem is I don’t know how to view the author as the IO.FileInfo namespace, does not support/have a method for this.

I searched the web for namespaces and found I can some how use Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word

But the problem is that I cannot find this reference in the dotNET framework, when I go Project – add reference within visual studio 2003 or in the COM section.

Please help, tell me if there is something I am missing to add this reference or if there is any other means to view the properties of a word file.

Thanks
Manraj


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