# iptceasy.cpp

The quickest way to access, set or modify Iptc metadata

    00001 // ***************************************************************** -*- C++ -*-
    00002 // iptceasy.cpp, $Rev: 560 $
    00003 // The quickest way to access, set or modify Iptc metadata.
    00004
    00005 #include "iptc.hpp"
    00006 #include "image.hpp"
    00007 #include <iostream>
    00008 #include <iomanip>
    00009 #include <cassert>
    00010
    00011 int main(int argc, char* const argv[])
    00012 try {
    00013     if (argc != 2) {
    00014         std::cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " file\n";
    00015         return 1;
    00016     }
    00017     std::string file(argv[1]);
    00018
    00019     Exiv2::IptcData iptcData;
    00020
    00021     iptcData["Iptc.Application2.Headline"] = "The headline I am";
    00022     iptcData["Iptc.Application2.Keywords"] = "Yet another keyword";
    00023     iptcData["Iptc.Application2.DateCreated"] = "2004-8-3";
    00024     iptcData["Iptc.Application2.Urgency"] = uint16_t(1);
    00025     iptcData["Iptc.Envelope.ModelVersion"] = 42;
    00026     iptcData["Iptc.Envelope.TimeSent"] = "14:41:0-05:00";
    00027     iptcData["Iptc.Application2.RasterizedCaption"] = "230 42 34 2 90 84 23 146";
    00028     iptcData["Iptc.0x0009.0x0001"] = "Who am I?";
    00029
    00030     Exiv2::StringValue value;
    00031     value.read("very!");
    00032     iptcData["Iptc.Application2.Urgency"] = value;
    00033
    00034     std::cout << "Time sent: " << iptcData["Iptc.Envelope.TimeSent"] << "\n";
    00035
    00036     // Open image file
    00037     Exiv2::Image::AutoPtr image = Exiv2::ImageFactory::open(file);
    00038     assert (image.get() != 0);
    00039
    00040     // Set Iptc data and write it to the file
    00041     image->setIptcData(iptcData);
    00042     image->writeMetadata();
    00043
    00044     return 0;
    00045 }
    00046 catch (Exiv2::AnyError& e) {
    00047     std::cout << "Caught Exiv2 exception '" << e << "'\n";
    00048     return -1;
    00049 }