-w or -textOnly %c usage in the ExifTool API?

[Mombo]

I'm writing a Perl script using your fabulous ExifTool and I'm having an issue with duplicate file names. How can I get the -w %c option in the Perl library Image::ExifTool API?

Thanks in advance.

Mombo

[Phil Harvey]

This option is handled entirely by the "exiftool" script, and not the API.  You'll have to check for existence of the output file yourself, and increment a number in the file name until you find one that doesn't exist.

- Phil