Query in File to File Data Export

Hi,
I have done a project for file to file data export using this link below:
http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/tutorials/obe/fmw/odi/odi_11g/odi_project_ff-to-ff/odi_project_flatfile-to-flatfile.htm
My project works fine.Here the source file is in local m/c(C:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_ODI1\oracledi\demo\file ).
1)What shall I do if the source file is in a remote m/c(says its' ip is 172.22.18.90)?
2)will it cause any problem if the remote m/c's os is unix
Thanks
Papai
NB:-My m/c's OS is windows 7.

If you can access the other machine like a share folder then provide the same path in physical schema like \\my_other_pc_on_shared\new_folder
If you cannot access like that then create one agent on that machine which can access the path and execute your project using the agent.
Thanks
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http://bhabaniranjan.com/

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set theScript to p_sql & (quoted form of libDBPOSIX) & " \"select ZFILEVOLUMEUUID from ZRKFILE where ZUUID='" & ZFILEUUID & "'\""
set ZFILEVOLUMEUUID to do shell script theScript
set theScript to p_sql & (quoted form of libDBPOSIX) & " \"select ZNAME from ZRKVOLUME where ZUUID='" & ZFILEVOLUMEUUID & "'\""
set diskName to do shell script theScript
set imgPath to (diskName & "/" & ZIMAGEPATH)
--end brett gross part
--strips extension, seems to work for files and paths with more than one period
set oldlim to AppleScript's text item delimiters
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "."
try --remove last extension only
set contador to text item -1 of imgPath
set noExtension to Unicode text 1 thru -((count of contador) + 2) of imgPath
on error --handle files with no extensions
set noExtension to imgPath
end try
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oldlim
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--convert posix path to alias for easier write and read handling
set xmpPath to POSIX file xmpPath as file specification
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set xmpheader to ("<?xpacket begin='' id=''?>
<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x='adobe:ns:meta/' x:xmptk='XMP toolkit 2.9-9, framework 1.6'>
<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf='http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#' xmlns:iX='http://ns.adobe.com/iX/1.0/'>") & return
-- footer for xmp file
set xmpfooter to ("</rdf:RDF>
</x:xmpmeta>
<?xpacket end='w'?>") & return
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--check for existence of iptc tags, create content or empty string depending on existance of tags
if (exists IPTC tag "Contact") or (exists IPTC tag "Country/PrimaryLocationCode") then
set xmpcontentpartone to ("<rdf:Description rdf:about='' xmlns:Iptc4xmpCore='http://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpCore/1.0/xmlns/'>") & return
try
set CountryCode to value of IPTC tag "Country/PrimaryLocationCode"
set xmpcontentpartone to xmpcontentpartone & tab & "<Iptc4xmpCore:CountryCode>" & CountryCode & "</Iptc4xmpCore:CountryCode>" & return
end try
try
set CreatorContactInfo to value of IPTC tag "Contact"
set xmpcontentpartone to xmpcontentpartone & tab & "<Iptc4xmpCore:CreatorContactInfo>" & CreatorContactInfo & "</Iptc4xmpCore:CreatorContactInfo>" & return
end try
set xmpcontentpartone to xmpcontentpartone & ("</rdf:Description>") & return
else
set xmpcontentpartone to ""
end if
--xmp content, part 2
--check for existence of iptc tags, create content or empty string depending on existance of tags
if (exists IPTC tag "Category") or (exists IPTC tag "City") or (exists IPTC tag "Country/PrimaryLocationName") or (exists IPTC tag "Credit") or (exists IPTC tag "DateCreated") or (exists IPTC tag "Headline") or (exists IPTC tag "Province/State") or (exists IPTC tag "Source") or (exists IPTC tag "SpecialInstructions") or (exists IPTC tag "SupplementalCategory") or (exists IPTC tag "Writer/Editor") then
set xmpcontentparttwo to ("<rdf:Description rdf:about='' xmlns:photoshop='http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/'>") & return
try
set Category to value of IPTC tag "Category"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Category>" & Category & "</photoshop:Category>" & return
end try
try
set City to value of IPTC tag "City"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:City>" & City & "</photoshop:City>" & return
end try
try
set Country to value of IPTC tag "Country/PrimaryLocationName"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Country>" & Country & "</photoshop:Country>" & return
end try
try
set Credit to value of IPTC tag "Credit"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Credit>" & Credit & "</photoshop:Credit>" & return
end try
try
set DateCreated to value of IPTC tag "DateCreated"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:DateCreated>" & DateCreated & "</photoshop:DateCreated>" & return
end try
try
set Headline to value of IPTC tag "Headline"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Headline>" & Headline & "</photoshop:Headline>" & return
end try
try
set State to value of IPTC tag "Province/State"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:State>" & State & "</photoshop:State>" & return
end try
try
set Source to value of IPTC tag "Source"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Source>" & Source & "</photoshop:Source>" & return
end try
try
set Instructions to value of IPTC tag "SpecialInstructions"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Instructions>" & Instructions & "</photoshop:Instructions>" & return
end try
try
set SupplementalCategory to value of IPTC tag "SupplementalCategory"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:SupplementalCategory>" & SupplementalCategory & "</photoshop:SupplementalCategory>" & return
end try
try
set CaptionWriter to value of IPTC tag "Writer/Editor"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:CaptionWriter>" & CaptionWriter & "</photoshop:CaptionWriter>" & return
end try
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & ("</rdf:Description>") & return
else
set xmpcontentparttwo to ""
end if
--xmp content, part 3
--check for existence of iptc tags, create content or empty string depending on existance of tags
if (exists IPTC tag "Byline") or (exists IPTC tag "Caption/Abstract") or (exists IPTC tag "CopyrightNotice") or (exists IPTC tag "Keywords") or (exists IPTC tag "ObjectName") then
set xmpcontentpartthree to ("<rdf:Description rdf:about='' xmlns:dc='http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/'>") & return
try
set creator to value of IPTC tag "Byline"
set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & tab & "<dc:creator><rdf:Seq><rdf:li>" & creator & "</rdf:li></rdf:Seq></dc:creator>" & return
end try
try
set description to value of IPTC tag "Caption/Abstract"
set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & tab & "<dc:description><rdf:Alt><rdf:li xml:lang='x-default'>" & description & "</rdf:li></rdf:Alt></dc:description>" & return
end try
try
set rights to value of IPTC tag "CopyrightNotice"
set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & tab & "<dc:rights><rdf:Alt><rdf:li xml:lang='x-default'>" & rights & "</rdf:li></rdf:Alt></dc:rights>" & return
end try
--keywords, slightly different, as they need to be written as a list and not as a string
--i don't think it's a problem if we create an empty list if there are no keywords present.
set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & tab & "<dc:subject><rdf:Bag>" & return
--make list item for every keyword
try
repeat with n from 1 to count of keywords
set cursubject to name of (keyword n)
set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & tab & tab & "<rdf:li>" & cursubject & "</rdf:li>" & return
end repeat
end try
set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & tab & "</rdf:Bag></dc:subject>" & return
try
set title to value of IPTC tag "ObjectName"
set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & tab & "<dc:title><rdf:Alt><rdf:li xml:lang='x-default'>" & title & "</rdf:li></rdf:Alt></dc:title>" & return
end try
set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & ("</rdf:Description>") & return
else
set xmpcontentpartthree to ""
end if
--part four. aperture doesn't seem to export anything there
set xmpcontentpartfour to "<rdf:Description rdf:about='' xmlns:photomechanic='http://ns.camerabits.com/photomechanic/1.0/'>
</rdf:Description>" & return
--part five. rating
set xmpcontentpartfive to "<rdf:Description rdf:about='' xmlns:xap='http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/'>" & return
try
set Rating to main rating
set xmpcontentpartfive to xmpcontentpartfive & tab & "<xap:Rating>" & Rating & "</xap:Rating>" & return
end try
set xmpcontentpartfive to xmpcontentpartfive & "</rdf:Description>" & return
--join everything
set xmptext to xmpheader & xmpcontentpartone & xmpcontentparttwo & xmpcontentpartthree & xmpcontentpartfour & xmpcontentpartfive & xmpfooter
--write file
my writexmpFile(xmptext, xmpPath)
end if
end tell
end repeat
display dialog "Processed " & mastercount & " referenced and online image(s)." buttons {"OK"} default button 1
end tell
end run
-- write xmp sidecar file routine
on writexmpFile(theContents, xmpFileName)
--tell application "Finder"
try
open for access xmpFileName with write permission
set eof of xmpFileName to 0
write (theContents) to xmpFileName starting at eof
close access xmpFileName
on error
try
display dialog xmpFileName
close access xmpFileName
end try
end try
--end tell
end writexmpFile
--this part copied from Brett Gross-------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
on getLibPath()
tell application "System Events" to set p_libPath to value of property list item "LibraryPath" of property list file ((path to preferences as Unicode text) & "com.apple.aperture.plist")
if ((offset of "~" in p_libPath) is not 0) then
-- set p_posix to POSIX file p_libPath
set p_script to "/bin/echo $HOME"
set p_homePath to (do shell script p_script)
set p_offset to offset of "~" in p_libPath
set p_path to text (p_offset + 1) thru -1 of p_libPath
set g_libPath to p_homePath & p_path
else
set g_libPath to p_libPath
end if
end getLibPath
--end brett gross part

imigra wrote:
I've written a script to write xmp sidecar files for referenced and online images (the 2 conditions in the script) of the selected images. I looked for a while at system events and other stuff to be able to write the xmp file, but i'm not a programmer, so in the end i chose the long and dirty way to do it.
This script will export all iptc expanded fields as aperture does (creating basically the same file). It can be easily adjusted to include other tags, even custom ones.
Excellent stuff!
I don't know how to get at the adjustments for images, otherwise those could be included as well.
They are stored as binary data in the Version XML files at the bottom level of the Library package. You can also have a look around in the ZRKIMAGEADJUSTMENT table, but again the actual settings for each adjustment are in binary form.
If anyone has the energy to clean this up and make it faster, feel free to do so.
As far as I can remember, Aperture uses the 'proper' IPTC tag names when accessing them via AppleScript, so you may be able to do a loop through all the IPTC tags for each image, rather than picking out each specific one. But that would need checking. The EXIFTools site is a good place to find out about the different ways that IPTC data can be described.
Next, I'm going to try to write a script to do the opposite, import xmp sidecars for imported online and referenced files.
Don't rush unless you feel like it - I've already started planning out a free (as in beer and speech) XMP importer with a GUI so that you can choose how to map the XMP CORE tags that don't exist in Aperture. You've given me an extra idea, though - if we can decide on a set of custom tags, my importer could map the XMP CORE tags to them and your exporter could export those tags.
Thanks for the work!
Ian
P.S. I'll check through your script tomorrow, some of the database tables changed between 1.5.6 and 2.0, so you might need to add in a version check to be really thorough.

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https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/profile/Surendra+Reddy
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