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ExifTool => ExifTool GUI => Topic started by: dmtoddma on August 27, 2012, 11:11:55 AM

Title: Feature Request: Explicit path to exiftool that would work with perl version
Post by: dmtoddma on August 27, 2012, 11:11:55 AM
I need to use the perl version of exiftool to work around a date limitation in using the filesequence tag in the windows executable. There may be a rather convoluted way to do this using exiftool_stub, and I've gotten this to work from a command line, but not with exiftoolGUI.

I can also use the perl version with a plugin for Lightroom (FullMetaExport) which allows me to set an explicit path to exiftool, using the perl script (c:\exiftool\exiftool.pl). Would it be possible to add this option to exiftoolGUI?

Thank you.

David
Title: Re: Feature Request: Explicit path to exiftool that would work with perl version
Post by: Phil Harvey on August 27, 2012, 11:21:37 AM
I think ExifTool GUI just tries to run "exiftool" using your current PATH settings.  The default Windows PATH includes the Windows directory (usually "c:\windows"), so this is the recommended install location for the exiftool executable.  But you should be able to put it anywhere else and modify your PATH accordingly.

- Phil
Title: Re: Feature Request: Explicit path to exiftool that would work with perl version
Post by: dmtoddma on August 28, 2012, 09:20:07 AM
Part of the issue is being able to use the perl version of exiftool with exiftoolGUI without the added complication of using the stub.

David