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• Two-part file name problem (Favorite Application)

  Endrju > 2021-02-12 08:21

  Everything works fine when the file name consists only one part, e.g. Test.jpg
  
  When the file name consists of two parts, not joined together, e.g. Test Test.jpg, unfortunately but then it doesn't work and the exported TXT file is saved as file with no extension.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Code:

  -windowstyle hidden C:\Windows\exiftool.exe "{SEL_LOC}" -FileName -FileType -ImageSize -DateTimeOriginal -CreateDate -FileCreateDate -FileModifyDate -Make -Model -GPSPosition -GPSLatitude -GPSLongitude > "{SEL_NOEXT}.txt"

  
  I have tried many combinations with quotation marks, but without success.
  
  

  Code:

  -windowstyle hidden C:\Windows\exiftool.exe "{SEL_LOC}" -FileName -FileType -ImageSize -DateTimeOriginal -CreateDate -FileCreateDate -FileModifyDate -Make -Model -GPSPosition -GPSLatitude -GPSLongitude > "{SEL_NOEXT}".txt

  
  BTW
  I know double quotes are required if the file path contains a gap.

• RE: Two-part file name problem (Favorite Application)

  Jean Lalonde > 2021-02-12 11:44

  I understand your issue. QAP does not insert double quotes in parameters because double quotes placement depends on the target app requirements.
  
  In this case, if I get it right, you want to redirect the output of the app's to a text file. I never tried to include a redirection in the parameters.
  
  Anybody can help on this?

• RE: Two-part file name problem (Favorite Application)

  Endrju > 2021-02-12 12:26

  Yes, I want to redirect the output to a txt file which is generated from the name of the file being processed. As I wrote earlier, everything works fine as long as the filename is in one string. The problem only occurs if the file name contains gaps.
  
  Edit
  I checked some other options for transferring data to a txt file. Each of them has the same problem when the filename consists of several separate parts.
  
  

  Code:

  ... |Out-File -FilePath "{SEL_NOEXT}.txt"

  Code:

  ... |Out-File -FilePath .\metadata.txt

  Code:

  ... > meta.txt

  Code:

  ... > .\meta.txt

  
  
  Even when I want to save a txt file without using {SEL_LOC} in the directory where the command is run, this problem occurs

• RE: Two-part file name problem (Favorite Application)

  Jean Lalonde > 2021-02-12 16:03

  I tried to replicate your issue with a simplified example and, in my case, everything worked.
  
  1) I created a batch file named "C:\test\ListFiles.bat" with as only content, the command "dir %1"
  
  I created a QAP Application favorite with Basic Settings / Path: "C:\test\ListFiles.bat"
  Advanced Settings:
  
  
  
  I launched the favorite while selecting a file with space in its name "C:\test\Demo Text.txt" and the output file was correctly named "C:\test\Demo Text.prn". 
  
  As you already mentioned at the end of your last post: this is not a QAP issue. You would have to find what is specific to your case to identify the cause of the error.

• RE: Two-part file name problem (Favorite Application)

  Endrju > 2021-02-13 06:16

  Jean, problem has been solved. The problem was caused by placeholders placed in double quotes "{SEL_LOC}" and "{SEL_NOEXT}" Putting the QAP placeholders in single quotes solved the problem '{SEL_LOC}' and '{SEL_NOEXT}'
  
  Replaced
  

  Code:

  -windowstyle hidden C:\Windows\exiftool.exe "{SEL_LOC}" -FileName -FileType -ImageSize -DateTimeOriginal -CreateDate -FileCreateDate -FileModifyDate -Make -Model -GPSPosition -GPSLatitude -GPSLongitude > "{SEL_NOEXT}".txt

  to
  

  Code:

  -windowstyle hidden C:\Windows\exiftool.exe '{SEL_LOC}' -FileName -FileType -ImageSize -DateTimeOriginal -CreateDate -FileCreateDate -FileModifyDate -Make -Model -GPSPosition -GPSLatitude -GPSLongitude > '{SEL_NOEXT}.txt'

  
  In this case, the commands are passed to PowerShell and there is a processing difference between single and double quotes

• RE: Two-part file name problem (Favorite Application)

  Jean Lalonde > 2021-02-13 16:19

  Happy that you found the source of the error and thanks for the reference about quotes in PowerShell.
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