Export user defined text data file

[kdahlstrom]

Is there anyway to export a text data file (comma delimited or .csv) of user defined data fields. For selected iamges within Photo Mechanic. My editor requires a comma delimited file for the database on the server when uploading images.

[Kirk Baker]

Is there anyway to export a text data file (comma delimited or .csv) of user defined data fields. For selected iamges within Photo Mechanic. My editor requires a comma delimited file for the database on the server when uploading images.

Yes, use the File->Export->Text... command.  You can export any of the image variables that you like.  Put commas between them and export to a single file and you'll have a CSV text file.

HTH,

-Kirk

[editor@africamediaonline.]

Hi Kirk,

I have been successfully exporting most fields from a catalogue into a spreadsheet. I am using variables such as this:

{filename}{tab}
{title}{tab}
{headline}{tab}
{description}{tab}
{captionwriter}{tab}
{keywords}{tab}
{persons}{tab}
{featuredorgname}{tab}
{photog}{tab}
{copyright}{tab}
{credit}{tab}
{source}{tab}
{copyrighturl}{tab}
{usage}{tab}
{iptcdate}{tab}
{location}{tab}
{city}{tab}
{province}{tab}
{country}{tab}
{countrycode}{tab}
{instructions}{tab}
{contactaddress}{tab}
{contactcity}{tab}
{contactstate}{tab}
{contactzip}{tab}
{contactcountry}{tab}
{contactemail}{tab}
{contactphone}{tab}
{contactweb}{tab}
{imagesuppliername}{tab}
{imagesupplierid}{tab}
{imagesupplierimageid}{tab}

One field, however, that I do not have a variable for is Registry Image Identifier. How do I export that field? It seems to have no variable.

Thanks

Dave

[ahoward]

There are currently no variables to extract the information from the various tables in the metadata.

[editor@africamediaonline.]

Thank you for your response ahoward. Can I assume, then, that there is no way of extracting that data using Photo Mechanic and I need to look for another means of doing it?

Thanks so much,

David

[Kirk Baker]

David,

Can I assume, then, that there is no way of extracting that data using Photo Mechanic and I need to look for another means of doing it?

That's correct.

-Kirk