can't rename AVI file

[fotog8324]

Hi, thanks for exiftool, it's fabulous.  I'm able to rename JPG files.  But trying to use FAQ #16  "Why doesn't ExifTool rename my AVI files?" is not working for me:

$ exiftool -ext AVI -d NAME%Y_%m%d_%H%M%S%%-c.%%e "-filename<CreateDate" MVI_5754.AVI

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    0 image files updated
    1 image files unchanged

I'm on Mac OS X 10.6.4.  I don't know what else to try, except maybe building a pipeline of bash commands to do the renaming.

(I've tried searching the forums here, but haven't found anything relevant.  Also, is there a way to search for "avi" as a word in the forum without catching words like "having"?  The search FAQ seems to indicate there is no way to do this, and I tried searching on " avi" but still pulled up "having").

[Phil Harvey]

This will happen if the file doesn't contain CreateDate information.  I'm guessing you should use DateTimeOriginal instead.

Also, you don't need to specify -ext avi if you give the file name explicitly.

- Phil

[fotog8324]

Doh!  I didn't notice that I was using CreateDate, but your FAQ uses DateTimeOriginal.
Thanks, it works great.

This will happen if the file doesn't contain CreateDate information.  I'm guessing you should use DateTimeOriginal instead.

Also, you don't need to specify -ext avi if you give the file name explicitly.

- Phil