Get a String Property Value from XMP

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Demonstrates how to open a JPG or TIF image file, access the XMP metadata, and fetch the value of a string property, such as the Location.

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<%

set xmp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Xmp")

success = xmp.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial.")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode(xmp.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"

End If

'  Load a JPG or TIF image file.
'  Sample JPG's with XMP metadata may be found at:
'  http://www.chilkatsoft.com/testData/xmp/sample1.jpg
'  http://www.chilkatsoft.com/testData/xmp/sample2.jpg
'  http://www.chilkatsoft.com/testData/xmp/sample3.jpg
success = xmp.LoadAppFile("sample1.jpg")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode(xmp.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"

End If

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Num embedded XMP docs: " _
     & xmp.NumEmbedded) & "</pre>"

'  Assuming there is at least one, get the 1st.
'  (There is typically never more than one, but theoretically it's possible.)

' xml is a Chilkat.Xml
Set xml = xmp.GetEmbedded(0)
If (Not (xml Is Nothing )) Then

    propVal = xmp.GetSimpleStr(xml,"Iptc4xmpCore:Location")
    If (propVal = vbNullString ) Then
        Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode("Not found.") & "</pre>"
    Else
        Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode(propVal) & "</pre>"
    End If

Else
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode(xmp.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
End If


%>
</body>
</html>