Meta data/properties for .docx doesn't show up in columns or info panel

[Bee]

I don't know whether it has to do with the recent Windows 10 update, but my columns and the info panel for .docx files no longer show properties correctly. Windows explorer still shows the meta data/properties (see screenshot).

[highend]

Totally possible that MS messed them up again...

You could use: viewtopic.php?p=113138#p113138
To see the ids that these properties use on your system

And you could use a custom column to recreate a working behavior, e.g.
let's say "Autoren" has the id "#20" the custom column could look like this
until there is a fix available

Code: Select all

Snip: CustomColumn 1
  XYplorer 18.00.0008, 17.06.2017 14:58:22
Action
  ConfigureColumn
Caption
  Autoren
Type
  3
Definition
  return property("#20", <cc_item>);
Format
  0
Trigger
  0
Item Type
  0
Item Filter
  doc;docx

[Bee]

Thanks. I tried the custom column with the script you provided, but it unfortunately doesn't work. Are the settings in the screenshot correct?

[highend]

That's not the script. It's a definition for the column...

Copy the definition to the clipboard and in the custom column configuration dialog
window, right click the "Clear" button and choose "Paste Snippet"

[Bee]

Sorry, I've never worked with custom columns before. I did as you described, but it doesn't work. The new custom column stays empty even though the .docx file definitely has an author. But thank you anyway, I guess I'll wait for a fix.

[highend]

And you did run the script from viewtopic.php?p=113138#p113138
on that docx file before? Which was the id for the column that contains "Autoren"?

[Bee]

I did, the id for the column "Autoren" is 20.

I saved one of my .docx files as a .doc, and here everything works as it used to, all the properties in the columns are displayed correctly.

[admin]

I saved one of my .docx files as a .doc, and here everything works as it used to, all the properties in the columns are displayed correctly.

I see the same here under Win8.1, and I see it also in Explorer. It's not an XY problems, but Windows won't display any properties for DOCX files. Rename them to DOC and it will.

I would guess this can be fixed with a little registry editing (but no time now to check).

(BTW, I currently have a QuickViewPlus trial version installed and this left a criminally huge fingerprint on my registry -- I only hope it all properly goes away when I uninstall it. This *might* also affect DOCX handling...)

[Bee]

I've looked into the registry but ended up saving my .docx files as .doc for the time being. I just wished that for once a major Windows update wouldn't leave all kinds of problems behind...

Anyway, thanks for your help.