topic Accessing Folder Metadata in ArcObjects SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/accessing-folder-metadata/m-p/454750#M12344 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I can access the metadata of for example a shapefile using:</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">IGPUtilities gpUtils = new GPUtilitiesClass(); IName nameObj = gpUtils.GetNameObjectFromLocation(filePath); IMetadata metadata = nameObj as IMetadata; IPropertySet props = metadata.Metadata</PRE><DIV style="display:none;"> </DIV><BR /><SPAN>But how should I access the metadata of a folder (containing a metadata.xml file) or a stand-alone XML metadata file?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is there a generic way to access metadata for any data element?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Apr 2014 11:01:59 GMT ChristianAlfons1 2014-04-30T11:01:59Z Accessing Folder Metadata https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/accessing-folder-metadata/m-p/454750#M12344 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I can access the metadata of for example a shapefile using:</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">IGPUtilities gpUtils = new GPUtilitiesClass(); IName nameObj = gpUtils.GetNameObjectFromLocation(filePath); IMetadata metadata = nameObj as IMetadata; IPropertySet props = metadata.Metadata</PRE><DIV style="display:none;"> </DIV><BR /><SPAN>But how should I access the metadata of a folder (containing a metadata.xml file) or a stand-alone XML metadata file?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is there a generic way to access metadata for any data element?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Apr 2014 11:01:59 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/accessing-folder-metadata/m-p/454750#M12344 ChristianAlfons1 2014-04-30T11:01:59Z