The OtherMeta object is retrieved from the Metadata.other property. It provides access to miscellaneous information about the file or folder.
| Property Name | Return Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
autodesc |
string |
An automatically generated description string for the item. This is the same string that is shown in the Description column in a Lister. Opus automatically generates the description for various types of files using the other metadata in ways that make the most sense. |
dircount |
int |
For a folder, the size of which has been calculated via GetSizes or similar, this provides the number of sub-folders directly underneath the folder. |
dircounttotal |
int |
Similar to dircount, this provides the total number of sub-folders underneath the folder (this is a recursive count - it includes sub-sub-folders, sub-sub-sub-folders, etc.) |
filecount |
int |
For a folder, the size of which has been calculated via GetSizes or similar, this provides the number of files directly located in that folder. |
filecounttotal |
int |
Similar to filecount, this provides the total number of files in the folder and all its sub-folders, sub-sub-folders, etc. |
foldercontents |
string |
For a folder, the size of which has been calculated via GetSizes or similar, this returns a string giving a summary of the contents of the folder. |
nsdesc |
string |
A description automatically generated for the item by its parent virtual file system. |
rating |
int |
Returns the user-assigned rating for this file or folder. |
target |
object:Path |
Returns a Path object representing the target path of shortcuts and links. |
target_type |
string |
Returns a string indicating the type of the link (unknown, linkfile, dosfile, url, junction, softlink). |
usercomment |
string |
Returns the user-assigned description for the file or folder. |