Set a map document's properties using ArcObjects

Summary

In ArcMap, there is a Map Document Properties dialog that shows the following information fields about the .mxd file: Title, Summary, Description, Author, Credits, Tags and Hyperlink base.

The Map Document Properties dialog box

Procedure

• VB.NET Sample
  
  

  Code:
  Dim pMapDoc As IMapDocument = New MapDocument()
  pMapDoc.Open("C:\\Untitled.mxd")
  Dim pDocInfo As IDocumentInfo2 = pMapDoc
  
  'Change the author of the document
  pDocInfo.Author = "Esri"
  
  'Change the title of the document.
  pDocInfo.DocumentTitle = "My Map Document"
  
  'Change the description of the document
  pDocInfo.Comments = "This is a demo."
  
  'Save the change
  pMapDoc.Save()

  
  
• C# Sample
  
  

  Code:
  IMapDocument pMapDoc = new MapDocument();
  pMapDoc.Open("C:\\Untitled.mxd");
  IDocumentInfo2 pDocInfo = (IDocumentInfo2) pMapDoc;
             
  //Change the author of the document
  pDocInfo.Author = "Esri";
  
  //Change the title of the document.
  pDocInfo.DocumentTitle = "My Map Document";
  
  //Change the description of the document
  pDocInfo.Comments = "This is a demo."; 
  
  //Save the change
  pMapDoc.Save();

  
  
• JAVA Sample
  
  

  Code:
  IMapDocument pMapDoc = new MapDocument();
  pMapDoc.open("C:\\Untitled.mxd", "");
  IDocumentInfo2 pDocInfo = (IDocumentInfo2) pMapDoc  ;
  		           
  //Change the author of the document
  pDocInfo.setAuthor("Esri");
  
  //Change the title of the document.
  pDocInfo.setDocumentTitle ("My Map Document");
  
  //Change the description of the documentpDocInfo.setComments ("This is a demo."); 
  
  //Save the change	
  pMapDoc.save(false, false);