ExifTool Forum

[Originally posted by ashlin on 2008-08-07 12:31:53-07]

First of all, I am newbee to xmp implementation with exiftool so please understand me... I need a help.

I would like to use the `keyword` xmp field of pdf document to write 3 to 4 additionnal informations with exiftool. i'd like to write each information on a new line of this same field. When I do that with exiftool, i have got an error on updating the file. I can only write a one line information.

Now from Acrobat, i've tried the same thing. I've written these separate informations, each on a a different line into the `keyword` field, then saved the document. The metadata seems on a good format to accept the carriage return information. I've looked into the resulting binary pdf file in non-Hex mode and watched to the metadata information, seeking for my `keyword` field representation. It appears like that :


Can anyone help me to understand how to reproduce a such implementation from a command line use of exiftool or simply how to implement a carriage return information on a field ?

Thanx in advance !

[Originally posted by ashlin on 2008-08-07 15:19:07-07]

After several kind of trials, i have noticed differents things. The resulting pdf file with 4 information line into the Keywords field with carriage return included are interpreted like that by acrobat :


So I have tried to pass that command line to exiftool :

The result is that all `
` are converted to `
` to appear as text, and so it failed. So the result in the pdf is :
I have manualy replace each `
` by `
` and then it works. So I have now found how to implement carriage return into a field but i still don't know how I can do it from exiftool. Does anyone have an idea on how i can tell to exiftool 'don't shoot `
`' ?

[Originally posted by exiftool on 2008-08-15 11:34:20-07]

See this
thread for details about various techniques to include
newlines in a text value. In this thread I outline 3 possible
methods.  In your case, I would suggest method number
2 or 3.

- Phil