Export data from Filemaker to Bridge

@frankw78750162 

Options such as Bridge scripts for exporting and importing metadata (link below) or ExifTool commands can do this:

https://prepression.blogspot.com/2016/08/extracting-metadata-to-csv.html

You would need to use a third-party script, as Bridge does not have native import/export of metadata. There is an old script called DIY Metadata that might do what you need. You could also write your own script, adding to the Description field is fairly straightforward. Below is a sample script, you'd have to modify this to open and read your data file for each image (instead of creating a dialog) and apply it.

#target bridge
if(BridgeTalk.appName == 'bridge'){
    var descCmd = MenuElement.create('command', 'Edit Description...', 'after Thumbnail/Open', this.menuID); //add to Contextual menu
    }

descCmd.onSelect = function(){
    descMain();
    }

descMain = function(){
    try{
        var descThumbs = app.document.selections; //get selected thumbnails
        if(!descThumbs.length) return; //nothing selected
        var descr = '';
        if(!descThumbs[0].hasMetadata) return; //no metadata
        var descMeta = descThumbs[0].synchronousMetadata;
        var descXMP = new XMPMeta(descMeta.serialize());
        if(descXMP.doesPropertyExist(XMPConst.NS_DC, 'description')){
            descr = descMeta.read(XMPConst.NS_DC, 'description');
            descr = descr.toString();
            }
        else{
            descr = '';
            }
        descWindow = new Window ('palette', 'Edit Description', undefined);
        descPanel = descWindow.add('panel', undefined, '');
        descPanel.orientation = 'column';
        descPanel.alignChildren = ['left', 'top'];
        descPanel.lbl1 = descPanel.add('statictext', undefined, 'Description:');
        descPanel.lbl1.graphics.font = 'palette-bold';
        descPanel.txt1 = descPanel.add('edittext {justify:"left"}', undefined, '');
        descPanel.txt1.preferredSize = [350, 80];
        descPanel.txt1.text = descr;
        descPanel.grp1 = descPanel.add('group', undefined, '');
        descPanel.grp1.preferredSize = [350, 50];
        descPanel.grp1.orientation = 'row';
        descPanel.grp1.alignment = ['fill', 'fill'];
        descPanel.grp1.margins = [30, 20, 0, 0];
        descPanel.grp1.button1 = descPanel.grp1.add('button', undefined, 'Cancel', {name: 'cancel'});
        descPanel.grp1.button2 = descPanel.grp1.add('button', undefined, 'Apply Changes', {name: 'ok'});
        descPanel.grp1.button2.enabled = false;

        descPanel.txt1.onChanging = function(){
            descPanel.grp1.button2.enabled = true;
            }

        descPanel.grp1.button1.onClick = function(){
            descWindow.close();
            }

        descPanel.grp1.button2.onClick = function(){
            descr = descPanel.txt1.text;
            descWindow.close();
            for(var a in descThumbs){ //loop through thumbs
                if(!descThumbs[a].container){
                    try{
                        descMeta = descThumbs[a].synchronousMetadata;
                        descXMP = new XMPMeta(descMeta.serialize());
                        descXMP.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, 'description');
                        descXMP.setLocalizedText(XMPConst.NS_DC, 'description', null, 'x-default', descr);
                        var descUpdatedPacket = descXMP.serialize(XMPConst.SERIALIZE_OMIT_PACKET_WRAPPER | XMPConst.SERIALIZE_USE_COMPACT_FORMAT);
                        descThumbs[a].metadata = new Metadata(descUpdatedPacket); //write to file
                        }
                    catch(e){
                        Window.alert(e + e.line);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        descWindow.layout.layout(true);
        descWindow.show();
        descPanel.txt1.active = true;
        }
    catch(e){
        Window.alert(e + e.line);
        }
    }