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Update String Property in XMP Embedded in JPG and Save Load JPG, access XMP metadata, update a simple string property, and save the JPG with the updated XMP. ' Visual Basic Example to load a JPG and modify a simple string property.
' The AddSimpleStr method updates a property if it already exists.
' Add references to these ActiveX components in your VB6 project:
' Chilkat XML
' Chilkat XMP
' The AgencyPhotographer-Example.jpg test JPG can be downloaded from
' http://www.chilkatsoft.com/testData/AgencyPhotographer-Example.jpg
' Create an instance of the XMP ActiveX and unlock it.
Dim xmp As New ChilkatXmp
success = xmp.UnlockComponent("anything for 30 day trial")
If (success = 0) Then
MsgBox "Failed to unlock"
Exit Sub
End If
' Load a JPG file.
success = xmp.LoadAppFile("AgencyPhotographer-Example.jpg")
If (success = 0) Then
MsgBox xmp.LastErrorText
Exit Sub
End If
' Get the 1st (and only) XMP in this JPG.
Dim xml As ChilkatXml
Set xml = xmp.GetEmbedded(0)
If (xml Is Nothing) Then
MsgBox xmp.LastErrorText
Exit Sub
End If
' Update an already-existing Photoshop property.
xmp.AddSimpleStr xml, "photoshop:Headline", "This is the new headline"
' Save the JPG with the update.
xmp.SaveAppFile "out.jpg"
' IMPORTANT: After saving the JPG, the XML object should be discarded. If you
' wish to continue editing the embedded JPG, you must re-fetch the XML object:
Set xml = xmp.GetEmbedded(0)
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