Import/Export of Metadata Needed

We need the ability to Import and Export metadata in CSV format or equivalent. Our office currently works with Extensis Portfolio which allows us to Import and Export large amounts of data so it can be taken into Excel and worked on, cleaned up, changed or whatever. We then reimport it back into the Portfolio catalog. It's very easy and very efficient. Would love to see something similar in Lightroom.

Anton
If you want to do this, I think the best route would be through hitting the back end database. You could use Excel formulae (the ampersand) to concatenate cell values and create a SQL statement that you run against the SQLite database. You would need to be decent at Excel, at SQL, and understand the database structure.
Mature DAM programs often have features that allow users to map text file data to the program's fields, and professional-grade programs usually have scripting that allows you to roll your own data updating, which could include external sources.
You might have a look at Portfolio and its 30 day trial. This has mapping, so you can get that text file into its database, and it can also be scripted from Excel VBA. It can then write that metadata directly into jpegs or tifs - no other formats.
John

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John,
Thanks for your quick response. Below is the script I just modified this morning. When looking in the keyword field, it returns the word "undefined" for all records.
I tried that yesterday and it didn't work. When looking at the Advance file info on Adobe Bridge I see the below format which had 2 levels. All the others I used only had one. Since I am not a programmer, I need help on that part of the script.
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EXIF Properties (exif,http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/)
- exif:Flash
- exif:Fired: True
====================================
Any luck on determining how to obtain file size.
Again thank you so much for supporting me on my project,
Arnold
=====================
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HR ABAP : Need more information for Import/Export files in HR

Hi Everybody,
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Best Regards,
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Thank you for your advice Luis.
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and then tried dragging one of the wallpapers from it's home in Aperture to my desktop, and it's somehow now 160x240. It's doing the same thing to my iPhone, making all the wallpapers pixelated.
When you drag a photo to the desktop from the Aperture WIndow what you get is the Preview of the file, not the file.
It's doing the same thing to my iPhone, making all the wallpapers pixelated.
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TD

How do I export custom metadata?

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Tim -- glad to help. You've likely already resolved this better, but if you haven't, this might get the ball rolling. The data you need to have _in the exported file_ is, afaict, "Is this model released? Y/N". The specifics of the release, and the actual release, don't need to be in the file -- they just need to locatable from the information in the file. For this, a keyword suffices as long as your file naming allows you to find the Image in your Aperture Library. I would keep the custom field -- they can be, as you know, quit useful -- but add a keyword (e.g.: "ReleasedYES"). Additionally, I would create a global Smart Album set to show all Images where the custom field "Model Release" is _not_ empty _and_ the keyword "ReleasedYES" is _not_ applied. Add to your regular administrative workflow examining the contents of this Smart Album and adding the keyword "ReleasedYES" to any Images in it.
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Could not send mail message from (null) with subject line: Content Release Notification. Could not get I/O for connection to: hpmail.rtp.ppdi.com java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out
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I would suggest this as the option for your case.
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is
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How to import/export in Pl/SQL ?

Hello
I want to write a procedure in PL/SQL which will be copying one user's schema to another.
I have Oracle 9i on Windows 2000.
My first idea was to use IMP EXP commands, but i need to execute this commands from PL/SQL procedure. How can I do this, except from writing Java procedure using Runtime class - I've done it, it works, but sometimes occure an critical error in Oracle Kernel, and I'm sure that Java code is ok.
Or maybe there is much easier way to solve such a problem (PL/SQL interface for import/export or something)?
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