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SpaceObServer
  • Overview
  • Installation
    • Automatic Installation
  • Quickstart
    • Recommend Settings
    • SpaceObServer scan service
  • The Ribbon Bar
    • File Tab
      • Export Submenu
      • Print Submenu
    • Home Tab
    • Scan Tab
      • Expand Submenu
    • Tools Tab
      • Move Items Dialog
    • View Tab
    • Search Tab
    • Help Tab
  • Windows & Tabs
    • Directory Tree
      • Directory Tree Context Menu
    • List of Scans
    • File Search
      • Overview
      • Name / Path
      • Owner
      • Size
      • Date
      • Permissions
      • Others
    • Views
      • Charts
      • History
      • Details
      • Extensions
      • Users
      • Distributions
      • Top Files
      • Duplicate Files
      • Duplicate Folders
      • Permission Changes
  • Configure Scans
    • Context Menu
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      • Options
      • Export
      • Advanced
      • Command Line
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      • Options
      • Data Lifecycle
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  • Add Scan Dialog
    • Scan Target
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    • Scan Azure Blob Storage
    • Scan WebDAV
    • Scan Exchange Server
      • Permissions for all mailboxes
      • SSL/TLS Certificate
    • Scan Novell Netware
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  • Tips & Annotations
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    • Printing
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  • OLE Automation
    • Application
      • Methods
        • AddContainer
        • AddRootToDatabase
        • ChartExport
        • ChartExportEx
        • CSVExport
        • EmailExport
        • ExcelExport
        • ExpandToLevel
        • ExpandToSize
        • ExportAllFiles
        • FileOperation
        • FirstChildID
        • GetFileAgesValue
        • GetFirstChildListID
        • GetFirstListID
        • GetInformation
        • GetInformationByPath
        • GetFreeSpace
        • GetHistoricalInformation
        • GetIDByPath
        • GetListInformation
        • GetNextSiblingListID
        • GetRootProperty
        • GetSizeDistributionValue
        • GetTotalDiskSpace
        • HTMLExport
        • IsFolder
        • ListExport
        • NextSiblingID
        • PDFExport
        • Print
        • ReloadRoots
        • RemoveRootFromDatabase
        • ScanRootDirectory
        • ScheduleScan
        • SetRootProperty
        • StartScan
        • TextExport
        • UpdateAnnotation
      • Properties
        • ConnectionString
        • DateWithTime
        • Decimals
        • DetailsShowFilesOfAllSubfolders
        • ExportColumnVisible
        • FileAgesCount
        • Filter
        • HideEmptyFolders
        • HistoryIntervalBegin
        • HistoryIntervalEnd
        • IncludeDate
        • ListColumnVisible
        • ReportTitle
        • RootCount
        • RootDirectory
        • RootFolderID
        • RootPaths
        • SizeDistributionCount
        • SizeUnit
        • SortBy
        • Visible
      • Options
        • ExpandableExcelReport
        • FileAgesDateType
        • HistoryShowTypes
        • MaxScanThreads
        • OLEEnumerateSingleFiles
        • ScanPriority
        • ViewType
      • Navigation
    • SearchFilter
      • Properties
        • ExcludeAttributes
        • ExcludePattern
        • ExcludePermissionsPattern
        • ExcludeUserNamePattern
        • FolderMinSize
        • IncludeAttributes
        • IncludePattern
        • IncludePermissionsPattern
        • IncludeUserNamePattern
        • MatchAllFilters
        • MaxDate
        • MaxSize
        • MinDate
        • MinFullPathLength
        • MinSize
      • Methodes
    • Information Types
      • Directory tree / Details List
      • Extensions List
      • Users List
      • Top Files List
      • Duplicate Files List
      • List of Scans
      • Configure Scans List
    • Export Statistics
    • Examples
  • Command Line Parser
  • Copyright & Contact
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Navigation¶

Navigating through a scanned file system tree and query single values can be done using only 4 OLE Automation methods and one property.

Navigation properties¶

RootFolderID

Read-only property, that contains the currently selected root folder ID.

Navigation methods¶

FirstChildID

Returns the ID representing the first sub folder of the passed parent ID.

NextSiblingID

Returns the ID representing the next sibling of the passed sibling ID.

GetInformation

Retrieves a defined type of information you are interested in for a passed folder ID.

GetHistoricalFolderInformation

Retrieves a defined type of information you are interested in for a passed folder ID from a past scan date.

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