Get File Properties Tabs from CMD prompt?

[humbletech99]

Does anyone know of a way to get the file/folder properties page from a cmd prompt as though you have just gone and right-clicked the file/folder in the gui?

The reason I ask is because I may have a user logged in and need to look at the file/folder properties (specifically the ntfs permissions) and because they are logged in as a user account and have no access to the folder they cannot even see the security tab of the properties box.

So I need a way from the command prompt to open the properties box of a file/folder (as I have done a runas to get an admin prompt inside their user gui session). Looking at security settings in a cmd program may also be of some interest if anyone knows that either...

[Disk_Contented]

Attrib.exe. Full command list here: http://www.ss64.com/nt/
Save the page for future use

[humbletech99]

no I don't think so, attrib deals with old file attributes like hidden and system flags and doesn't display ntfs acls.

[MrBeatnik]

cacls.exe

Run this for cammand line options, but cacls <filename> will show the NTFS perms for that file.

[humbletech99]

yes I've used this.

I still am wondering about opening the file properties dialog box from cmd though...

[MrBeatnik]

Ohh, you mean opening the actual GUI (window) from a cmd box running from within the Windows shell? I thought you meant accessing the information that would be IN the GUI, but from DOS as the shell.

This is explorer.exe interaction with a DLL (or two).
You will need a VB script or some WSH scripting to call the actions you are wanting, which can be called from a cmd line. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...31(VS.85).aspx

It might work with rundll.exe ; perhaps something like:
rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHObjectProperties,filename

[humbletech99]

that didn't seem to bring up anything even though rundll32.exe was running in the process list and the docs aren't very clear on how to call this through rundll32.exe...

[MrBeatnik]

Yes, the command I gave was an example, but I didn't know if it would work. The command will work if you can get the correct variables for the SHObjectProperties part.

Do some searching on SHObjectProperties. I think the best way to do this is using a script of some kind; not all commands are possible from a dos prompt, but if you keep looking at the commands I have shown you will find an answer.

If I remember right, SHObjectProperties requires fully qualified path to the file, amongst other things.

Good luck!