Problem with updating metadata

[nesherbiny]

Hi Phil
I'm sorry this has been asked several times, but I've followed all the posts and I still have a problem!
I have a csv with all the files full paths and metadata, I want to update the files.
I went to the folder containing the csv and typed exiftool -csv=".metadata.csv" but I keep getting the error:
Error opening CSV file

I checked the extension as advised in the post [https://exiftool.org/forum/index.php?topic=3544.0] but it is csv and opens in excel.
I also tried the full path, but it still gave me the same error.
Please help me
Thank you very much
Noah

[Phil Harvey]

Hi Noah,

Is the file really named ".metadata.csv"?  (with a leading "."?)

And what directory is it in?

Instead of typing the name, try dragging and dropping the CSV file onto the terminal window.

- Phil

[nesherbiny]

Thanks for the reply
The file doesn't have a . before the name. I tried dragging and dropping, now it says No file specified
> files noah$exiftool -csv="/Users/noah/Desktop/files/metadata.csv"
I have on my desktop a folder called files, with metadata.csv and subfolders.
I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong!

[Phil Harvey]

OK, so we fixed the "Error opening CSV file" problem.

Now the problem is that you need to specify the files and/or directories to process.  After dragging and dropping the CSV file, drag and drop the files to process.

- Phil

[nesherbiny]

Oh I got it, I have to have the csv file and the file to be changed from the csv.
Thank you very very much Phil
Noah