TestName Tag Not Found

Started by savvypete, November 23, 2016, 09:12:17 AM

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savvypete

Under 'Writing "FileName" and "Directory" tags' Phil says the smart way to check the file name is to write TestName first to see what the names will be as per:

exiftool -d %Y%m%d_%H%M%%-c.%%e "-testname<CreateDate" DIR

However, I get:

Warning: Tag 'testname' does not exist - New folder/IMG_1532.JPG

How do I generate the TestName tag?

Thanks

Phil Harvey

Try updating to a more recent version of exiftool.

- Phil
...where DIR is the name of a directory/folder containing the images.  On Mac/Linux/PowerShell, use single quotes (') instead of double quotes (") around arguments containing a dollar sign ($).

savvypete

Thanks, Phil

Works perfectly after figuring out all the %'s in windows! More fun than the Saturday NYT crossword!

Peter