[Originally posted by exiftool on 2006-11-22 15:50:32-08]I have packaged a stand-alone version of ExifTool 6.57
for Windows users. With this version
I got sneaky and added a technique for specifying options
in the name of the executable itself, which allows
the stand-alone version to be used as a customizable
drag-n-drop Windows utility. So far I have only tested
this on one Windows XP machine, so I would
appreciate any feedback you can give about how it works
for you.
This version can be downloaded as a zip file from
the
ExifTool home page.
- Phil
[Originally posted by culture on 2006-11-22 16:52:35-08]Phil,
this is fantastic.
I've already had a play and it's looking good (on XP). Although I like the ability to specify commands in the filename, I can see this will get expensive in terms of diskspace not to mention time when the next release comes out and one has to re-copy and rename the new executable.
The good news is that the same functionality can be obtained using a shortcut to exiftool.exe to avoid these draw-backs. I can confirm that I get jpegs from CRWs when I drag onto my shortcut which has a target of
"C:\exiftool.exe" -k -b -jpgfromraw -w .jpg
.I'm in the middle of re-writing my current program to use the .exe and I'll let you know if I run into any issues.
Many thanks, Neil...
[Originally posted by exiftool on 2006-11-22 17:17:50-08]
Thanks for the feedback. That's a good point about the shortcuts,
I should add this to the documentation.
My main reason for the arguments in the filename was just to add
the -k option by default, while still allowing this to be disabled
with a minimum of hassle for command-line use. A side effect
is that it allows customization of drag-n-drop features, but
I agree that this isn't the way to do it if you want multiple apps,
each with different options. But your shortcut idea comes to the
rescue for this!
- Phil