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Importing from CSV file

Started by goldeneye243, May 27, 2021, 02:12:13 AM

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goldeneye243

EDIT - Fixed, I needed to add the -r command

Typical newbie question I suspect!

I'm not too familiar with using the command line I'm afraid.

I managed to successfully use the tool to export lots of data to a CSV file, I used the following command which worked perfectly -

C:\Users\john>exiftool -csv -r C:\Users\john\Desktop\exif >C:\Users\john\Desktop\exif\out.csv

I then fixed some of the data in the CSV file and now want to import it to the same images. I'm just not sure what the correct command to do that is!

Thanks in advance for any help!

John


StarGeek

It helps to understand the the CSV file is simply a lookup table, not a list of files to process.  When importing, exiftool will compare the file being processed to see if there is an entry in the CSV file.
"It didn't work" isn't helpful. What was the exact command used and the output.
Read FAQ #3 and use that cmd
Please use the Code button for exiftool output

Please include your OS/Exiftool version/filetype