Title: Exiftool not working from other directories than the one it is in
Post by: gilles.ienne@free.fr on April 14, 2021, 02:08:26 AM
Post by: gilles.ienne@free.fr on April 14, 2021, 02:08:26 AM
Hi,
I cannot make exiftool work if I am not ib the directory the exiftool.exe is.
I set the path to include the directory where exiftool is but still doent do.
I use the windows standalone version, exiftool.exe is in %USERPROFILE%\utilities and this is in the path.
Tried the full path C:\Users\Gilles\Utilities, but still the same.
Running an exiftool command doesnt give any message and only works if I am in C:\Users\Gilles\Utilities, not if I am in my puctures folders.
Any idea what's wrong?
Thanks for your help and if there is a topic on this issue, sorry, I couldnt find it.
Thanks for your help
I am on Windows 10 Pro
I cannot make exiftool work if I am not ib the directory the exiftool.exe is.
I set the path to include the directory where exiftool is but still doent do.
I use the windows standalone version, exiftool.exe is in %USERPROFILE%\utilities and this is in the path.
Tried the full path C:\Users\Gilles\Utilities, but still the same.
Running an exiftool command doesnt give any message and only works if I am in C:\Users\Gilles\Utilities, not if I am in my puctures folders.
Any idea what's wrong?
Thanks for your help and if there is a topic on this issue, sorry, I couldnt find it.
Thanks for your help
I am on Windows 10 Pro
Title: Re: Exiftool not working from other directories than the one it is in
Post by: StarGeek on April 14, 2021, 10:26:55 AM
Post by: StarGeek on April 14, 2021, 10:26:55 AM
Did you rename exiftool to remove the (-k)? Are you sure you set the PATH env variable properly?
If you renamed the file and still can't run it from a new command line (command lines created before changing the PATH will still have the old PATH), then the PATH wasn't set.
Open a CMD prompt
Type sysdm.cpl
Select "Advanced tab"
Hit the "Environment Variables" button
You should end up with this
Find the PATH entry under "System Variables"
Click Edit
When the new window opens up, click "New"
Click Browse and find the directory exiftool is in
Click OK for all the windows
After that, when you open up a new command line, exiftool should be available.
If you renamed the file and still can't run it from a new command line (command lines created before changing the PATH will still have the old PATH), then the PATH wasn't set.
Open a CMD prompt
Type sysdm.cpl
Select "Advanced tab"
Hit the "Environment Variables" button
You should end up with this
Find the PATH entry under "System Variables"
Click Edit
When the new window opens up, click "New"
Click Browse and find the directory exiftool is in
Click OK for all the windows
After that, when you open up a new command line, exiftool should be available.