Newbie Exif tag errors - Tag does not exist

[AlexSuarez]

Hello,
New to the exiftool and forum, hoping someone out there has come across this already and can provide assistance.
If anyone can help it's greatly appreciated !! 

I created a exiftool_config file to enter new EXIF tags into an image. It works fine if I am modifying the image right after I make the change to the exiftool_config file, but if I close the command prompt and open a new command prompt and try using the same tag on another image I get "Warning : Tag 'xxxx' does not exist  Nothing to do".  This is making me think it is not seeing the exiftool_config file, so I tried using the -config tag but I still see the same message.  So I'm confused as to whether I have something wrong on the exiftool_config file or am I using the tag's wrong on my command line. 
Again any help is greatly appreciated!

[Phil Harvey]

If you are sure you command is the same before and after opening a new command window, then the only possible problem is the location of the config file.  What directory is it in?  Also, did you name it ".ExifTool_config"? (Case is important, and it must start with a ".".)  But you say you tried the -config option too -- did you specify the directory for this?  (ie. -config "c:\some\directory\.ExifTool_config")

But it is also possible that something changed with your command.  If you post the config file and your command I can check to see if I see anything obvious.

- Phil

[AlexSuarez]

Hi Phil,
Thanks for taking the time to respond, attaching the code and command line that I am using.  I have the exiftool_config file located in the same directory as the exiftool itself, running on windows xp, and yes do have it named .ExifTool_config.  I had not tried to specify the location of the exiftool_config file, but tried it and same results.

Command Line:
exiftool -config .ExifTool_config -ClientRequest="alexsuarez" C:\TEMP_WORK_FILES\images\E1A136\Top_Page_YELL.jpg

.ExifTool_config Code:

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%Image::ExifTool::UserDefined = (
    'Image::ExifTool::Exif::Main' => {
        0xd000 => {
            Name => 'NewEXIFTag',
            Writable => 'int16u',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
    },
    'Image::ExifTool::Exif::Main' => {
        0xd000 => {
            Name => 'ClientRequest',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
    },
    'Image::ExifTool::Exif::Main' => {
        0xd000 => {
            Name => 'CMImageType',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
    },
    'Image::ExifTool::Exif::Main' => {
        0xd000 => {
            Name => 'CMBuyingGroup',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
    },
    'Image::ExifTool::Exif::Main' => {
        0xd000 => {
            Name => 'CMBuyingInterest',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
    },
    'Image::ExifTool::Exif::Main' => {
        0xd000 => {
            Name => 'People',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
    },
    'Image::ExifTool::Exif::Main' => {
        0xd000 => {
            Name => 'AgeSubject',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
    },
    'Image::ExifTool::Exif::Main' => {
        0xd000 => {
            Name => 'Diversity',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
    },
    'Image::ExifTool::Exif::Main' => {
        0xd000 => {
            Name => 'Ethnicity',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
    },
    'Image::ExifTool::Exif::Main' => {
        0xd000 => {
            Name => 'Gender',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
    },
    'Image::ExifTool::Exif::Main' => {
        0xd000 => {
            Name => 'BusinessSpecs',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
    },
    'Image::ExifTool::Exif::Main' => {
        0xd000 => {
            Name => 'SubjectStyle',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
    },
);


Again Thank you!

[Phil Harvey]

Ah.  The problem is your user-defined tag definition.  There are 2 problems:

1) All of your tags have the same ID.

2) You redefine the Exif::Main structure a number of times, so only the last one (SubjectStyle) will actually work.

Try this config file instead:

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%Image::ExifTool::UserDefined = (
    'Image::ExifTool::Exif::Main' => {
        0xd000 => {
            Name => 'NewEXIFTag',
            Writable => 'int16u',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
        0xd001 => {
            Name => 'ClientRequest',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
        0xd002 => {
            Name => 'CMImageType',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
        0xd003 => {
            Name => 'CMBuyingGroup',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
        0xd004 => {
            Name => 'CMBuyingInterest',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
        0xd005 => {
            Name => 'People',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
        0xd006 => {
            Name => 'AgeSubject',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
        0xd007 => {
            Name => 'Diversity',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
        0xd008 => {
            Name => 'Ethnicity',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
        0xd009 => {
            Name => 'Gender',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
        0xd00a => {
            Name => 'BusinessSpecs',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
        0xd00b => {
            Name => 'SubjectStyle',
            Writable => 'string',
            WriteGroup => 'IFD0',
        },
    },
);
1; #end

- Phil

[AlexSuarez]

THANK YOU!!  works like a charm now.

I'm sure you get this alot, this really is an awesome tool. 
truely do appreciate you taking the time to answer/keep up with your forum.