DDFileCatcher file listing program features

What DDFileCatcher does

DDFileCatcher makes lists of file information. The file information is that seen in
Windows Explorer, such as the file size, date, type. DDFileCatcher lets you
choose from over 280 (292 in 2009) file properties to put in a file list.
That is many more than are available in Windows Explorer, and includes some
unique ones we have added, such as "sortable date", which uses the
2006-11-14T16:54 format. The information always includes the file path, to fully
identify the file.

How DDFileCatcher gets files from Windows Explorer

Drag and drop files from Windows Explorer onto DDFileCatcher. "DD" in the name stands for "Drag Drop". This is simple, it allows files to be selected from different folders and for file searches in Windows Explorer to be listed. This method is very flexible and easy to use compared with that used on other programs, which have appeared since DDFileCatcher was first released in 2003. As well as drag and drop, there is an option to paste files that are selected in Windows Explorer when Ctrl-C (copy to Clipboard) is used. Other options are searching subfolders of any folder dropped onto DDFileCatcher and to list the contents of a selected drive on the computer.

See what the file list looks like before outputting it

Before you save the file list to a disk file or copy it to the Clipboard, for example, you can see what the list will look like by using the Preview Form. The form also lets you change settings, such as adding headings, change to folder/filenames from full filepaths, and see the effect of each change when you make it.

Where the lists of files can be output to

The simplest place is the Clipboard. Drop files onto DDFileCatcher, click the "Text to Clipboard" button, put the text cursor in for example a Notepad Window and paste the file list in.

The file list can be saved to a text file on the disk.

DDFileFileCatcher can send file lists directly to Microsoft Word and Excel. Collect files and folders from Windows Explorer and click a button on DDFileCatcher to send the file list information to Word or Excel.

In Word, DDFileCatcher can make formatted tables with the file list. To add more files to the end of the table, put the text cursor in the table and DDFileCatcher adds new rows of file information to the end of the table. DDFileCatcher also recognizes existing file properties in Excel spreadsheets.

Which output formats are available

Full filepaths of files followed by selected file properties on a line.
Each folder on a separate line followed by filenames and selected file properties on a line
CSV - comma separated variables
Tab separated variables
XML (extensible markup language) with DTD (document type definition) or without DTD
HTML output in html for a table. Can be used for saving in a Google Document or a web page. With or without headings for file properties
File properties can appear in any order.

Which file properties are available

File information - dates, size, type etc. Also, size in bytes, and sortable date (ISO 8601 format, eg 2006-11-13T15:57:06).
Document properties - document properties saved in Microsoft Office applications, such as comments, keywords, author.
MP3 properties - album, artist, comment, genre etc.
Image properties - all available properties for Exif files eg JPEP, TIFF. Digital cameras add this information to files.
Image GPS properties - added by some cameras and technical equipment.