[solved] Cannot set the filename from CreateDate

[HansDampf]

So far I've been trying to set the file name with 2 different commands from CreateDate:

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./exiftool.exe -v "-filename <${CreateDate}.%e" -d %Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S image001.jpg
./exiftool.exe -d %Y-%m-%d_%H%M%s%%-03.c.%%e "-filename<CreateDate" image001.jpg

The first command is acknowledged with an error message:

Warning: No writable tags found - image001.jpg
======== image001.jpg
Setting new values from image001.jpg
Nothing changed in image001.jpg
    0 image files updated
    1 image files unchanged

The second command create filename depending on date format:

%Y-%m-_%H%M%s%-000.%jpg

Here are the file details:

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ExifTool Version Number        : 8.56
File Name                      : image001.jpg
Directory                      : .
File Size                      : 54 kB
File Modification Date/Time    : 2023:01:30 11:38:08+01:00
File Permissions                : rw-rw-rw-
File Type                      : JPEG
MIME Type                      : image/jpeg
JFIF Version                    : 1.01
Exif Byte Order                : Little-endian (Intel, II)
Make                            : Nikon
Camera Model Name              : Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED
Orientation                    : Horizontal (normal)
X Resolution                    : 300
Y Resolution                    : 300
Resolution Unit                : inches
Software                        : Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
Modify Date                    : 1971:02:09 12:05:25
Y Cb Cr Positioning            : Centered
Exif Version                    : 0220
Date/Time Original              : 1971:02:09 12:05:25
Create Date                    : 1971:02:09 12:05:25
Components Configuration        : Y, Cb, Cr, -
Flashpix Version                : 0100
Color Space                    : Uncalibrated
Exif Image Width                : 400
Exif Image Height              : 700
GPS Version ID                  : 2.2.0.0
GPS Latitude Ref                : North
GPS Longitude Ref              : East
GPS Altitude Ref                : Above Sea Level
GPS Time Stamp                  : 10:45:17
GPS Map Datum                  : WGS-84
GPS Date Stamp                  : 1991:04:17
Compression                    : JPEG (old-style)
Thumbnail Offset                : 740
Thumbnail Length                : 5006
Current IPTC Digest            : 460cf28926b856dab09c01a1b0a79077
Application Record Version      : 2
Image Width                    : 400
Image Height                    : 700
Encoding Process                : Baseline DCT, Huffman coding
Bits Per Sample                : 8
Color Components                : 3
Y Cb Cr Sub Sampling            : YCbCr4:2:0 (2 2)
GPS Altitude                    : 0 m Above Sea Level
GPS Date/Time                  : 1991:04:17 10:45:17Z
GPS Latitude                    : 53 deg 33' 18.90" N
GPS Longitude                  : 9 deg 56' 41.71" E
GPS Position                    : 53 deg 33' 18.90" N, 9 deg 56' 41.71" E
Image Size                      : 400x700
Thumbnail Image                : (Binary data 5006 bytes, use -b option to extract)

What am i doing wrong?
Working on Windows 11 in Git bash and/or Powershell.

[Phil Harvey]

What operating system and shell are you using?  On Mac/Linux you need single quotes (see my signature).

- Phil

[HansDampf]

As described...

Working on Windows 11 in Git bash and/or Powershell.

[Phil Harvey]

Sorry.  Missed that.

You need single quotes in bash, and I think in Powershell too.

- Phil

[HansDampf]

Okay, worked 

[StarGeek]

Or a backtick before the dollar sign for PS.

Still trying to figure out how to quote things on PS.  I had assumed it would be similar to bash, but nope, PS has to do it's own thing