Sort Media files by star rating

[dazedandconfused2]

Good afternoon.
I have been searching the forum for a solution to this one with no real luck.

What I want is to sort and move a large number of video files based on the rating.
In the Properties it is listed under details.

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

[mightycpa]

Can you isolate the rating? The movie name? Can you loop through the collection of videos and get this info?

What does the data look like?

[dazedandconfused2]

That's part of what I don't know.
I don't know if it is part of the file properties or exif data. I was hoping someone else
had tackled that issue already.

the file types are mostly .avi or mp4 or wmv

[JRL]

I know you can get file description and EXIF data by doing a ReadFile> and then parsing the result. I have not said anything because as mightycpa has pointed out in a couple of other posts, ReadFile> on large files can be very time consuming. I didn't want to suggest a technique and perhaps dissuade someone with a real answer from posting.

That said. Working on a different project this morning I accidentally discovered that the GetWindowList> function will capture the description that pops up when you hover your mouse over an icon. If the data you need is in that popup description, then maybe GetWindowList> could be used to help you perform your task. "Rating" is listed in this popup on my Win 7 pro computer.

"Rating" shows up on the popup description when the file is located on the desktop. However, when using Windows Explorer, "Rating" must be selected as a detail choice for Rating to display in the popup description. Set the detail choice under "View" then "Choose Details". After setting Rating as a detail choice you have to exit and restart Windows Explorer for "Rating" to display in the popup description.