Is it possible to append

[benton]

HI,
Is it possible to append the exif data from a directory of images into one file, so that this can be imported into an excel spread sheet or some other application to do some review and analysis on.

I have found this in  the help documentation;

exiftool -T -createdate -aperture -shutterspeed -iso dir > out.txt
         List specified meta information in tab-delimited column form for
         all images in "dir" to an output text file named "out.txt".

When I tried the following;

1. exiftool -T -createdate -aperture -shutterspeed -iso dir > out.txt
Windows throws an error on ">"

2. exiftool -T -createdate -aperture -shutterspeed -iso c:\out.txt
Only problem is windows throws an error on the c:\


Ben

[Phil Harvey]

Hi Ben,

There are a number of ways to do this.  Please let me know if you have any questions after reading FAQ number 12.

But you seem to be having some basic command-line problems.  Your commands should work if you run "cmd.exe" and type them in the window that appears.

- Phil

[benton]

Hello Phil,

Thank You for the clarification, I was attempting to put the string directly into the shortcut and not the command line.

This is a brilliant utility, very useful.

Thank You
Ben

[Phil Harvey]

Yes, piping is a feature of the shell, and can't be done from within a shortcut.  But you can avoid using the command line (if you want drag-and-drop functionality for example) by putting the command in a .BAT file.

- Phil