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Title: Calling ExifTool.exe from a batch file
Post by: stantess on March 05, 2020, 10:24:04 PM

I would like to open ExifTool from a batch file and pass it the folder location to open and also to pass the Workspace definition file to open.

This code opens ExifTool with the correct folder opened:

set mydate=%date:~10,4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%

START "" "C:\ExifTool\ExifToolGUI.exe" "S:\Digital Photographs\2020\%mydate%\"

Can I also pass this string "C:\ExifTool\Nikon Zoom-Nikkor 35-105mmWorkspace.ini" to load the Workspace definition file and if I can how do I do it.

Thanks!

Title: Re: Calling ExifTool.exe from a batch file
Post by: StarGeek on March 06, 2020, 12:15:41 AM

Are you running ExifTool or ExifToolGUI? It looks like you mean the GUI.

As the Sticky Post (https://exiftool.org/forum/index.php?topic=4553.0) in the ExifTooGUI (https://exiftool.org/forum/index.php?board=7.0) subforum says, ExifToolGUI is no longer supported.

Title: Re: Calling ExifTool.exe from a batch file
Post by: stantess on March 06, 2020, 12:44:43 AM

Thanks! Yes I am running ExifToolGUI. There is a lot of information to read in support of ExifTool and I just didn't come across the info the the GUI was no longer supported yet. I guess then I'm just out of luck as to what other input parameters are supported and how to supply them.

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