Write XMP data to custom FileInfo Panel in CS5

Hello,
I have created a custom FileInfo Panel in CS5.5. We had a programmer create a shell script to do the same thing for CS3, but now he wants too much money to rewrite the script for CS5.5. I was able to create the custom info panel easily using a text editor (he claimed you needed FlashBuilder which he wanted us to pay for). It works perfectly and even maps to Xinet with no problem. But his shell script and Applescript (from Filemaker to file) no longer work. The data is being embedded into the file, but not using the new custom info panel. Is there anyone out there that knows how to either write to a custom info panel or could help me figure it out...or even tell me how to map the data to the correct info panel? I'm no programmer, but I can hack my way through a lot of stuff.
If someone wants a paying gig to make this happen, please respond.
Thanks!
-Motogrrl1313

I already have a filemaker applescript that copies the data to a web page in Xinet. Not knowing too much about bridge, I'd have to see how Bridge reads the panel and figure out how to map the copy to Bridge. Has anyone ever done that? This was going to be my alternate solution when I was looking to do this in CS3, then I found the guy who had written the app to write to the file. This would make a good compromise, though.

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For several versions of Photoshop, I have been able to use a modified custom file info panel to input, update, and track psd files. With each version of photoshop there are always some changes in the way the object data is handled. The lastest challenge is:
1. XMP data not showing up in the custom file info panels when upgraded CC from CS6.
2. Raw data is not visible in CC in the File info panel.
3. This occurs in new documents where we create the xmp wrapper while the file template is built.
4. When metadata is manually entered into the file, the data is not added to the XMP wrapper when it is recreated on the save.
5. When a file that was created in CS6 is opened that contains the Metadata in the file info template. It is visible. the Raw data is also visible. Once the XMP wrapper is recreated - write and then close. The data is no longer available. the Raw data will not pull up in the file info panel.
Any feedback or a direction will be appreciated.

I have a script that the user runs to input xmp data into a Customized version of the generic file info panel. it is data that is gathered from the user when the psd file is created. once the file is open in photoshop. the information is visible in the File info panel , the raw data, and as a schema addition in the advanced tab.
in CC the nodes and the children of the XMP packet have changed positions. so that the XML -this.XMP.child(0).appendChild(this.createNode())
is no longer the node that can be appended.
Where XML.child(0).elements().length(); would enable the xmlns to be added in CS6
<rdf:Description xmlns:phsa="' + this.namespace + '" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/" rdf:about="" />'
it is visible in CC as namespace in a different arrangement. XML.child(0).child(0).namespaceDeclarations().toString()) and the children are XML.child(0).child(0).elements().length().toString()); There are now 7 child nodes where before there were 1.
with all shifted, the initialize of the values and the delete XMP packet wrapper and create new or the amend to the XMP packet wrapper is undefined.

File Info Panel to hit web service to fill out XMP data

Hi there,
Is there any way to use the File Info panel inside Indesign (for example) to hit a web service based info entered in a few fields which will return data to fill out the rest of the xmp data?
Or would you have to write some sort of plugin to do this?
I know Metagrove already does this, but it's a standalone plugin. We were wondering if anything can integrate directly into the File Info panel.
Thanks,
mark

Do you have a proxy defined in your jdev? This might prevent reading from the address you specified.
If you can access the url in a browser, you can store the WSDL on your local pc and use the local file to create the webServiceDataControl.
Timo

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