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Backiyaraj Mani
Backiyaraj Mani

Reputation: 1

Unable to retrieve the Author's information of a file using System.Io in C#

Unable to retrieve Author's information of a file using System.Io in C#.
I tried with GetOwner() method and ii is always gives a static value.
Kindly help me to get the Author's information under the File Properties which are under Details Tab.

Upvotes: -1

Views: 390

Answers (1)

Buda Gavril
Buda Gavril

Reputation: 21657

If you want to get the user who created a file, you can try this:

string userWhoCreatedTheFile = System.IO.File.GetAccessControl(@"your path").GetOwner(typeof(System.Security.Principal.NTAccount)).ToString();

Upvotes: 0

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