Stand-alone Windows executable now available

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2006-11-22 15:50:32-08]

I have packaged a stand-alone version of ExifTool 6.57
for Windows users.  With this version
I got sneaky and added a technique for specifying options
in the name of the executable itself, which allows
the stand-alone version to be used as a customizable
drag-n-drop Windows utility.  So far I have only tested
this on one Windows XP machine, so I would
appreciate any feedback you can give about how it works
for you.

This version can be downloaded as a zip file from
the
ExifTool home page.

- Phil

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[Originally posted by culture on 2006-11-22 16:52:35-08]

Phil,  
this is fantastic.  
I've already had a play and it's looking good (on XP).  Although I like the ability to specify commands in the filename, I can see this will get expensive in terms of diskspace not to mention time when the next release comes out and one has to re-copy and rename the new executable.  
The good news is that the same functionality can be obtained using a shortcut to exiftool.exe to avoid these draw-backs.   I can confirm that I get jpegs from CRWs when I drag onto my shortcut which has a target of

Code:

"C:\exiftool.exe" -k -b -jpgfromraw -w .jpg

.I'm in the middle of re-writing my current program to use the .exe and I'll let you know if I run into any issues.
Many thanks,  Neil...

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2006-11-22 17:17:50-08]

Thanks for the feedback.  That's a good point about the shortcuts,
I should add this to the documentation.

My main reason for the arguments in the filename was just to add
the -k option by default, while still allowing this to be disabled
with a minimum of hassle for command-line use.  A side effect
is that it allows customization of drag-n-drop features, but
I agree that this isn't the way to do it if you want multiple apps,
each with different options.  But your shortcut idea comes to the
rescue for this!

- Phil