FileTags Library - a library written in assembler (for x86 and x64) which consists of functions that wrap the COM implementation of the IPropertyStore (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/propsys/nn-propsys-ipropertystore) object, for for accessing the PKEY_Keywords (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/properties/props-system-keywords) property metadata of a file.
The IPropertyStore (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/propsys/nn-propsys-ipropertystore) object and PKEY_Keywords (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/properties/props-system-keywords) property is used for the 'Tags' feature in Windows Explorer, when viewing the properties of a file, or when the Details Pane of Windows Explorer is open and a file is selected.
Thus the FileTags Library functions hide the complexities of interacting with the IPropertyStore (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/propsys/nn-propsys-ipropertystore) COM object, allowing the user to read, write and clear the keywords / tags for a file.
- Read file tags: FileTagsReadA & FileTagsReadW
- Write file tags: FileTagsWriteA & FileTagsWriteW
- Clear file tags: FileTagsClearA & FileTagsClearW
https://github.com/mrfearless/FileTags-Library (https://github.com/mrfearless/FileTags-Library)
I also added some test radasm projects for x86 and x64.
For more details on file tagging or the file property metadata:
- https://karl-voit.at/2019/11/26/Tagging-Files-With-Windows-10/ (https://karl-voit.at/2019/11/26/Tagging-Files-With-Windows-10/)
- https://github.com/Dijji/FileMeta/wiki/XP,-Vista-and-File-Metadata (https://github.com/Dijji/FileMeta/wiki/XP,-Vista-and-File-Metadata)