trying to remove keywords via ASP (script API)

WHarrison

Greetings,

I am trying to perform a bulk operation via ASP that removes a given keyword from any assets that contain it. I have no problem matching the assets and looping over the set, but am having no luck with actually removing the offending keyword. I am using the code below based on what I found in the script API reference.

This code returns no errors, but has no effect on the keywords for each asset.

Any pointers are most appreciated.

War-N Harrison

     ' FOR LOOP OVER MATCHING ASSETS

        aTest = Array("living quarters") ' array containing keyword to remove
        Set objMeta = objPhoto.MetaDataItem(dictMBMetadata("keywords"))  ' dictMBMetadata holds IDs of metadata
        objPhoto.MetaDataItem(dictMBMetadata("keywords")).RemoveValue aTest
        Set objColl = mbSession.CreateObjectCollection()
        objColl.Add(objPhoto.MetaDataItem(dictMBMetadata("keywords")))
        objPhoto.ReviseMetaData objColl

      ' NEXT

Migrateduser

I believe that when you do
objPhoto.MetaDataItem(dictMBMetadata("keywords"))
you do not get a reference, you get a copy of the collection...
So doing a remove on this does not affect the values associated to the asset.

Then in the end you call
objColl.Add(objPhoto.MetaDataItem(dictMBMetadata("keywords")))

And you get a copy of the non-modified collection... Hence it's normal that metadata is not modified.


Folco Banfi