On 9/6/05, Daniel Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I was wondering if someone could shed some light on my problem. I have over > 1000 jpeg images that need to be added to a database that we run here on > center. Problem is, the database folks want all of the metadata (Title, > Subject, Keywords, Comments, Author) put into a text file for easy ingestion > into the system. When these images were captured, the fields in the > 'Summary' tab of the image Properties were filled out. (You know, right > click, properties, summary) > > My question is, how do I get the information out of these file fields into > some sort of delimited file? Any suggestions? > > -Dan > >
No, I don't think we do know. In what program? Or is this "Properties" or "Get Info" information that some OSs and GUIs maintain? If so, which OS or GUI? If you're looking for information that's part of the JPEG itself, do a cpan search for EXIF. using EXIF fields is the normal way of embedding information in JPEGs. If yu're looking for system information, search for an appropriate module for your system. For embedded info, Image::EXIF, Image::ExifTool and JPEG::JFIF might be good places to start. For OS issues find the appropriate module for your OS. For me it would be MacOSX::File::Info, others might need Win32::something-or-other. For you, who knows? searching cpan is pretty simple. In the future, please give us enough information to help you, and read the FAQ about showing us code you've tried that hasn't worked. CPAN has it's own search engine; this list isn't it. HTH, -- jay -------------------------------------------------- This email and attachment(s): [ ] blogable; [ x ] ask first; [ ] private and confidential daggerquill [at] gmail [dot] com http://www.tuaw.com http://www.dpguru.com http://www.engatiki.org values of β will give rise to dom!
