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ExifTool => Newbies => Topic started by: PeterC on November 08, 2019, 08:15:54 AM

Title: Problem recursing directories when extracting metadata.
Post by: PeterC on November 08, 2019, 08:15:54 AM
when i use the command
"c:\Program Files (x86)\GeoSetter\tools\exiftool.exe" -all -csv -r *.* >exiftool_allFields.csv ,
the tool works for the current director but does not recurse subdirectories.    I have tried repositioning the -r but no luck .   Can someone please point out the issue or point me to a related post.   Thanks.
Title: Re: Problem recursing directories when extracting metadata.
Post by: Phil Harvey on November 08, 2019, 08:21:39 AM
Hi Peter,

This is common mistake number 2 (https://exiftool.org/mistakes.html#M2).

- Phil
Title: Re: Problem recursing directories when extracting metadata.
Post by: PeterC on November 08, 2019, 08:59:25 PM
 :).   Resolved.   Thanks for the great tool, Phil