Get Last text item of line?

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MattJayC Author

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Get Last text item of line?

This is what I have so far.

I'm trying to get the last text item of each line. How can I do this please?

set metadata to paragraphs of "Keywords : Pastel Drop Earring

Headline : ES20ER02545MU2SV

UserComment : 21"

set AppleScript'stext item delimiters to {":"}

set thekeywords to 2nd text item of metadata

set theheadline to 3rd text item of metadata

set theusercomment to last text item of metadata

logthekeywords

logtheheadline

logtheusercomment

Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Jan 16, 2014 3:17 AM

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Answer 1

MattJayC Author

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Jan 16, 2014 3:45 AM in response to MattJayC

set metadata to "Keywords : Pastel Drop Earring

Headline : ES20ER02545MU2SV

UserComment : 21"

set AppleScript'stext item delimiters to {":", linefeed}

think this does it

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Answer 2

MattJayC Author

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Jan 16, 2014 4:01 AM in response to MattJayC

I'm still struggling with this,

I have it working on its own script.

set thefile to "/Users/StudioD/Desktop/DaisyAndEve_WK21_PSD 15.37.55/ES20ER02545MU2SV.psd"

set metadata to (do shell script "/usr/bin/exiftool -s -q -keywords -headline -usercomment " & quoted form of POSIX path of thefile) as text

logmetadata

set AppleScript'stext item delimiters to {":", return, tab, linefeed}

set test to every text item of metadata

Result:

{"Keywords ", " Pastel Drop Earring", "Headline ", " ES20ER02545MU2SV", "UserComment ", " 21"}

This is what I expect, however when I place it in the script. I cannot separate them?

tell current application

do shell script "/usr/bin/exiftool -s -q -keywords -headline -usercomment '/Users/StudioD/Desktop/DaisyAndEve_WK21_PSD 15.37.55/ES20NW03156BK2BD.psd'"

--> "Keywords : Black Beaded multirow Necklace

Headline : ES20NW03156BK2BD

UserComment : 21"

(*Keywords , Black Beaded multirow Necklace, Headline , ES20NW03156BK2BD, UserComment , 21*)

Can anyone solve where I am going wrong?

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Answer 3

Jan 16, 2014 7:06 AM in response to MattJayC

I think instead of trying to parse this in Appescript you are better off using the power of exiftool to format the output in a way that will be easier to handle in the script/

If you add a -s2 to the exiftool command line you will only get the value of the tag rather then both he tagname and the value.

That is by doing this (notice the -s2 added to exittool command)

set thefile to "/Users/frank/Desktop/Screen Shot 2014-01-15 at 14.24.09 .png"

set metadata to (do shell script "/usr/bin/exiftool -s2 -s -q -keywords -headline -usercomment " & quoted form of POSIX path of thefile) as text

logmetadata

set AppleScript'stext item delimiters to {return}

set test to every text item of metadata

you get

tell current application

do shell script "/usr/bin/exiftool -s2 -s -q -keywords -headline -usercomment '/Users/frank/Desktop/Screen Shot 2014-01-15 at 14.24.09 .png'"

--> "New Keyword

New Headline

New UserComment"

(*New Keyword

New Headline

New UserComment*)

end tell

Result:

{"New Keyword", "New Headline", "New UserComment"}