How to? Delete descriptions

[JohnQSmith]

How do you delete descriptions stored in NTFS using the DESCRIBE command?

I've tried

describe filename /d""

The only mention to deleting descriptions in the help file is in the "Purpose" at the beginning of the DESCRIBE docs

Purpose: Create, modify, or delete file and subdirectory descriptions

and then once again further down where it talks about removing the hidden attribute of the descript.ion file.

 

[Charles Dye]

I think that might qualify as a bug. But until Rex gets a chance to look at it, you can try:

delete filename:%@char[5]summaryinformation

Be warned, this will blow away all summary information, not just the description!

 

[rconn]

How do you delete descriptions stored in NTFS using the DESCRIBE command?

DESCRIBE file /d""

should have worked, but after digging into it I found that the COM API involved was interpreting an empty argument as a read request instead of a write. I'll see if I can kludge up a workaround.