File Content Extraction 26.2
Viewing SDK Programming Guide

# GetSummaryInfo

Gets the document metadata, also referred to as summary information. See Extract Document Metadata.

## Syntax

    bRet = KeyView.GetSummaryInfo(nItem, nTotalItem, nValid, nType, lVal, szVal, szUserVal)

## Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`nItem` | Integer | The summary information item number.
`nTotalItem` | Integer | The total number of summary information items available in the source document.
`nValid` | Integer | Specifies whether the data value is present in the document. `0` – The summary information field is not available. `1` – The summary information field is available.
`nType` | Integer | The data type of the metadata element. `1` – `szVal` contains the field contents. `2` – `lVal` contains the field contents. The types are defined in `KVSumInfoType` in `kvtypes.h`.
`lVal` | Integer | Contains the contents of the summary information field if the contents are numeric.
`szVal` | String | Contains the contents of the summary information field if the contents are non-numeric.
`szUserVal` | String | The summary information field name.

## Returns

Type | Description
--- | ---
Boolean | `TRUE` if the method succeeds. `FALSE` if the method fails.

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Product: File Content Extraction 26.2

Topic Title: GetSummaryInfo