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> > Most of your files already have metadata. Right-click on any movie, > > picture, word processing, or other similar file. Select "properties". > > You will be able to access a boatload of metadata like "author", "time > > recorded", "last update". > > That's it, not more than that? Gee I expected more like, for instance, > unifying the index with the actual file meta-data. Maybe a limited list of > keywords associated to the file (off course not all, just in case you Of course; you get lots of cool features. I thought you were asking how WinFS actually obtains the metadata. As far as accessing and using the metadata; you get a number of ways. It's all stored and indexed in the same place, and the list of properties, etc. is all available. You can execute queries over the data using built-in search UI, using a query language from the APIs, or data binding to the storage in Windows UI. You can grab items and traverse properties programmatically, etc. So, yes, you can do a lot with it once it is exposed through WinFS rather than stuck in each file.
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