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June 21, 2022
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[SCRIPT] Get multiple authors from linkXmp

  • June 21, 2022
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I'm trying to get the property Author from linkXmp.

This is how it shows in Links panel.

The result is only "tanleimages".
But the expected result is "tanleimages, Elenamiv/Shutterstock" as it is showing in Links panel (or Bridge, or Photoshop). Why I can't get the correct information using "linkXmp.author"? Any idea? Thanks in advance.

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    Correct answer Kasyan Servetsky

    How about this workaround?

    var doc = app.activeDocument;

main();

function main() {
	var link = doc.links[0],
	linkXmp = link.linkXmp,
	arr = [],
	count = 1,
	result;
	
	while (result != "") {
		result = linkXmp.getProperty("http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/", "creator/*[" + count + "]");
		if (result != "") arr.push(result);
		count++;
	}
}

    3 replies

    Kasyan Servetsky
    Kasyan ServetskyCorrect answer
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    June 22, 2022

    How about this workaround?

    var doc = app.activeDocument;

main();

function main() {
	var link = doc.links[0],
	linkXmp = link.linkXmp,
	arr = [],
	count = 1,
	result;
	
	while (result != "") {
		result = linkXmp.getProperty("http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/", "creator/*[" + count + "]");
		if (result != "") arr.push(result);
		count++;
	}
}

      lfcorullon13651490
      lfcorullon13651490Author
      Legend
      June 22, 2022

      Awesome!!! Thank you so much, @Kasyan Servetsky!

      D
      Dirk Becker
      Legend
      June 22, 2022

      Have a look at Links panel flyout >> Utilities >> XMP File Info ... >> Raw Data

      Is there anything unusual, especially in the photoshop:Credit field? Language attribute, multiple elements?

      You could also try the ExtendScript ExternalObject('lib:AdobeXMPScript') instead of the InDesign object. 

      Haven't looked at it in years since I'm using an own plug-in to access metadata, but that lib should still be around in the default installation.

      lfcorullon13651490
      lfcorullon13651490Author
      Legend
      June 22, 2022

      Everything is as usual in File Info window.

       

      In Raw Data, the semicolon separated text are shown as list elements.

       

      I tried some examples I found using ExternalObject library, but no sucess.

      Only a weird one, that doesn't fill my gap using something like:

      xm.getProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC , "creator/*[1]") and xm.getProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC , "creator/*[2]")
      But, since I don't know the number of elements, I can't get the correct result.

      It's weird, because the Caption feature in InDesign, returns the full text (as shown in links panel).

      D
      Dirk Becker
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      June 22, 2022
      I found some old snippet, see below, if it works you could turn the result into XML() and continue from there.
      xmp.serialize( XMPConst.SERIALIZE_OMIT_PACKET_WRAPPER | XMPConst.SERIALIZE_USE_COMPACT_FORMAT)
        rob day
        Community Expert
        rob dayCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        June 21, 2022

        Looks like a bug—same thing happens with the ID documnent info when there is either a comma or semicolon delimiter

         

        $.writeln(app.activeDocument.metadataPreferences.author)

         

          lfcorullon13651490
          lfcorullon13651490Author
          Legend
          June 21, 2022

          Thanks for answering.

          Uhmm. So this is a known issue and no solution is provided yet?

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