File Content Extraction 26.1
XML Export SDK C Programming Guide

# metadata

The `metadata` sample program converts a source document into a single XML file that contains only the document metadata (Author, Subject, Title, and so on). This program runs on both Windows and UNIX platforms.

To run `metadata`, type the following at the command line:

    metadata inputfile outputfile

where:

`inputfile` is the full path and file name of the source document.

`outputfile` is the full path and file name of the first XML output file.

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Product: File Content Extraction 26.1

Topic Title: metadata