Using Access to read document properties

[Ian Wood]

I want to create a small-scale document management
database for Word, Visio, and Excel files.

I'd like to use Access to create an application that can
display the embedded document data (author, owner, status,
etc.) and use it to manage the documents.

But I've got no idea where to begin.

Can anyone point me to some resources on how Access
interacts with embedded document metadata?

Thanks much,

--IAW