on 07/25/2001 01:42 PM, Katherine Richmond at
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> Robin,
>
> Thanks for the information about the file comments. The program I am writing
> is
> to replace an AppleScript that used the FileSharing on AppleTalk to move files
> around. The comments were preserved with this technique. I am re-writing it so
> that it can run on Windows too, so I chose Perl. I thought FTP would be the
> protocol to use for file transfer between different platforms. We were using
> the
> comment feature to transport information with the file that is later entered
> into a database on the server. Maybe I have to create a simple text file, copy
> the comment info. into it, and ftp that too. I can name the text file the same
> as the jpeg, but with a .txt file extension. How does that sound?
>
> Kathy
Jpeg files can contain comments *within* themselves as well as via the
Macintosh Finder File-format "Get-Info" comments.
you might think about looking into a way to edit the internal comment in a
JPEG/JFIF file. :)
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