>I have a VFP app that stores information about 1000's of jpg images. The images are not stored in a general field but rather the table contains a path to each picture.
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>Is there a way to extract the actual date/time the image was first created? I understood that this data is stored in the file. If the file is copied, this date/time will remain the same while the Windows date/time stamp will keep changing if the file is copied.
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>Any suggestions?
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>Thanks
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>Dick Day

This can get you started:

GETTING METADATA INFORMATION FROM YOUR PICTURES WITH GDI+
http://weblogs.foxite.com/cesarchalom/archive/2006/03/02/1252.aspx