Bridge import metadata from .txt - can it work for a pdf?

Thank you!

I will see what I can do

I did find that if you put a description into the PDF (file properties, additional metadata, description) it does then show up in bridge in the description field. So many scripting the metadata into the PDF instead of through Bridge is one way to accomplish if need be.

I am updating the Description and Location fields. The script is on ps-scripts.com (in the archives Bridge import keywords from CSV ) DescriptionLocationHeadlineDateII.jsx. There is one on there for csv, this one is for a txt file, it has the II in the name). I slightly modified the original script, I only need the Desc and Location, so deleted the Headline and Date.

#target bridge  

   if( BridgeTalk.appName == "bridge" ) { 

metaFRomTEXT = MenuElement.create("command", "Add Metadata from TEXT file", "at the end of Thumbnail");

}

metaFRomTEXT.onSelect = function () {

   updateMetadataTXT();

   }

function updateMetadataTXT(){

var Path =app.document.presentationPath;

var errorLog = File(Path +"/Error Log.txt");

loadXMPLib();

var descFile = File.openDialog("Open Metadata File","TEXT File(*.txt):*.txt;");

if(descFile == null) return;

descFile.open('r');

descFile.readln(); //Un-comment  this line to remove header line.

var datFile=[];

while(!descFile.eof){

var line = descFile.readln();

line=line.replace(/\"/g,'');

if(line.length > 5) datFile.push(line);

  }

descFile.close();

errorLog.open('w');

errorLog.writeln("Processing :: "+decodeURI(descFile.fsName) +" Total Files = "+datFile.length+"\r\r");

errorLog.close();

for(var t in datFile){

var str=datFile;

str= str.split('\t');

var fileName = File(Path+"/"+ str.shift());

var Desc = str.shift().toString().replace(/\"/g,'');

var Location = str.shift().toString().replace(/\"/g,'');

if(fileName.exists){

var thumb = new Thumbnail(fileName);

   if(thumb.hasMetadata){

      var selectedFile = thumb.spec;   

      try{

      var myXmpFile = new XMPFile( selectedFile.fsName, XMPConst.UNKNOWN, XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_UPDATE); 

      }catch(e){sendError(errorLog,decodeURI(fileName)+ " :: unable to open file for update");}

      var myXmp = myXmpFile.getXMP();  

        try{

        myXmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "description");

        myXmp.setLocalizedText( XMPConst.NS_DC, "description", null, "x-default", Desc );

        }catch(e){sendError(errorLog,decodeURI(fileName)+ " :: Bad Description : "+Desc);}

        try{

        myXmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_IPTC_CORE, "Location");

        myXmp.setProperty(XMPConst.NS_IPTC_CORE, "Location",Location);

        }catch(e){sendError(errorLog,decodeURI(fileName)+ " :: Bad Location : "+Location);}

      if (myXmpFile.canPutXMP(myXmp)) {

          try{

            myXmpFile.putXMP(myXmp);

            myXmpFile.closeFile(XMPConst.CLOSE_UPDATE_SAFELY);

            }catch(e){sendError(errorLog,decodeURI(fileName)+ " :: unable to update : " +e);}

         }

      }

}else{

errorLog.open('e');

errorLog.seek(0,2);

errorLog.writeln(decodeURI(fileName) + " does not exist!");

errorLog.close();

}

}

unloadXMPLib();

errorLog.execute();

}

function sendError(errorLog,errorMessage){

errorLog.open('e');

errorLog.seek(0,2);

errorLog.writeln(errorMessage);

errorLog.close();

    }

function loadXMPLib(){

if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript == undefined) {

    ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject("lib:AdobeXMPScript");

  }

}

function unloadXMPLib(){

   if( ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript ) {

      try{

         ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript.unload();

         ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = undefined;

      }catch (e){ }

   }

}