getting information from other files

[slasters]

hey everybody,

I saw you can extract information from audio, but can you also extracht information from a doc,exc,zip,pdf.... and if yes,how?

thanx in advanace

[James Heinrich]

Yes, exactly the same way. Exact data returned will vary by fileformat, and most non-media file formats return very little useful data. Consult the list on http://www.getid3.org to see what formats are supported.

[slasters]

and what is the exactly same way?

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[James Heinrich]

No information is ever returned in an "author" key. You need to know where the data is that you want, but most likely in this case you're looking for data that isn't there. Non-media file formats are not extensively parsed at all, they may not return much information other that what broad type of file they are. But examine what data is returned; throw this line near the bottom where you're trying to display the author/title:

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echo '<pre>'.htmlentities(print_r($getid3->info, true)).'</pre>';

and you should see what information is being returned.