Relative Path No Longer Works in 7.93

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[Originally posted by jojie on 2009-09-08 14:08:03-07]

I used to be able to tagfrom file using relative paths, eg. "../" in earlier versions (2 or 3 versions from 7.93 was the last I had before getting 7.93).  JPEGS converted from CR2s are saved in a folder below where the CR2s are and the line "-tagsfromfile %d\..\%f.CR2" would take me one directory up to where the CR2s are.  Now it doesn't work.  I am using ExifMixer but this has not been a problem.  Thanks.

George

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2009-09-08 14:17:21-07]

Hi George,

This should work.  Try using forward slashes instead of backslashes.

- Phil

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[Originally posted by jojie on 2009-09-08 15:28:25-07]

Code:

I tried hard coding the path in the command line and still got the same error.  So what I thought was a problem with path was not that at all.  I tried it with a new CR2 to JPEG conversion and it was worked as usual.  I guess the problem I'm encountering is with a CR2 converted to jpeg file edited in PS then save as a jpeg again.  Even with a -V5 I only get this for an error:

1 item(s) dropped. Starting program...

======== F:/Photos 2009/Fremont Solstice 2009/Canon 5D/New Folder/20090620.110503.solstice.2009.5D.jpg
Setting new values from F:/Photos 2009/Fremont Solstice 2009/Canon 5D/New Folder/../20090620.110503.solstice.2009.5D.CR2
    0 image files updated
    1 files weren't updated due to errors

Program finished.

Here's what I'm doing:

-overwrite_original
-v5
-tagsfromfile
%d/../%f.CR2
-makernotes
-make
-model

Sorry for the wrong diagnoses of the error.  Not a path problem after all.  Thanks.

George

PS.

Sorry I had to wrap my message in code or it's just a lump of text.

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2009-09-08 15:37:10-07]

Sounds like Photoshop has created a problem in your JPEG.  
I don't know why the specific error wasn't printed in your
console output, but if you send me a copy of the JPEG image
I will analyze it for you.  My mail is philharvey66 at gmail.com

- Phil

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[Originally posted by jojie on 2009-09-08 20:59:07-07]

This is embarrassing but the reason it failed is because I had appended a "5D" to the jpeg filenames so of course exiftool could not find the corresponding CR2 files!  Its weird exiftool did not complain about the source file not being found.  It must assume the user is not an idiot.  Haha.  Thanks.

George

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2009-09-08 23:25:11-07]

OK.  ExifTool prints this error message to STDERR and not
STDOUT.  Apparently you are only getting the STDOUT messages.
But I'm glad you figured it out.

- Phil