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ExifTool => Developers => Topic started by: Sampoline on March 29, 2021, 10:13:08 PM

Title: Using MS Access 2019 to run and import ExifTool data
Post by: Sampoline on March 29, 2021, 10:13:08 PM
Hi all. I want to be able to run ExifTool through MS Access 2019, create a CSV and then import that CSV to a table in Access. Now I actually figured out how to do this by simply running a .bat file with the EXIF command in it. And then in VBA tell it to run the .bat file, wait for it to create the CSV and then import into a table in Access.

But I am trying to see if I can tell which folder I want to run ExifTool by browsing to that folder (using Application.FileDialog(PickType) in VBA) instead of specifying it in the EXIF command itself. I know how to create a browse function in Access. But I don't know how to tell ExifTool to run the command from that location. I want to do this so I don't have to specify a location in the EXIF command each time I want to run from a different location. Simply browsing to that folder and running it would be my aim.

Anyone tried this or has any ideas?
Title: Re: Using MS Access 2019 to run and import ExifTool data
Post by: Phil Harvey on March 30, 2021, 08:09:39 AM
You might have better luck asking this in an MS Access forum.

- Phil
Title: Re: Using MS Access 2019 to run and import ExifTool data
Post by: Sampoline on March 30, 2021, 07:32:38 PM
Sure. Thanks Phil.