Export XMP metadata to comma or tab delimited text?

[dcsi...@adobeforums.com]

Hi all

I'm just starting a project to scan about 20,000 negatives in an archive
for a library.

I've just done an initial test batch of about 30 images, entering
document names, creator, description and copyright into the file info
dialog in PS CS4.

Is there any way, with or without a third party program, to export the
entered data as comma or tab delimited text so we can import the info
into a data base so we don't have to enter the data twice?

Thanks

Dave Smith

[Pau...@adobeforums.com]

I wrote a bridge script that might do the job...
<http://www.ps-scripts.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=2365>

[dcsi...@adobeforums.com]

Pau...@adobeforums.com wrote:
> I wrote a bridge script that might do the job...
> <http://www.ps-scripts.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=2365>

Thanks Paul

The script certainly outputs the fields I need.

I seem to have two problems though.

In testing with the Appleworks database the commas are not being picked
up as delimiters.

I just realized that there are commas in the text of some of the
descriptions which will interfere with the import.

Can the script be modified to use tabs instead.

I haven't done any programming since BASIC back in the Radio Shack TRS80
days but if you point me in the right direction I might be able to
modify the script myself.

Thanks

Dave Smith

[Pau...@adobeforums.com]

This version is now tab delimited.
<http://www.aoow34.dsl.pipex.com/Download/CSVdcTAB.zip>

Boy you were posh a TRS80, I still had the Vic 20 only 23 characters accross the screen. Still managed to run Radio Teletype RX/TX with it.

[J_Ma...@adobeforums.com]

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