UXP/Scripting Solution for Importing and Exporting XMP Metadata

[Michael38639541dcyl]

I know that there is a manual solution to do this via the File => File Info menu. See images below.

The export option saves an XMP file containing all of the file metadata. 

On a new file, you can import the saved file and select different options about how to treat existing data and what is contained in the file. 

I would like to create a script that performs these actions in a controlled and repeatable way for users.

I am having trouble identifying the relevant UXP objects that would allow me to do this. Has anyone had success with this sort of import and export behavior?

[John D Herzog]

It looks like document.metadataPreference.

[Michael38639541dcyl]

Thanks!

I was looking at this object independently and saw a save option, but wasn't sure whether this was the same action as exporting via the GUI. 

I was able to use the document.metadataPreference.save option to save to an XMP file. I do not see a method on this object for importing, though. 

Curious if other folks have found a way to do this.

[John D Herzog · Accepted solution]

document.metadataPreference.replace() or document.metadataPreference.append().

[Michael38639541dcyl]

Just found the same thing independently. Thanks for the confirmation!