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Update a String Property in XMP

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Demonstrates how to open a JPG or TIF image file, access the XMP metadata, and update the value of a string property. (If the string property does not already exist, it is created.)

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoXmp
    Variant vXml
    Handle hoXml
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatXmp)) To hoXmp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoXmp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoXmp
    End

    // Load a JPG or TIF image file.
    Get ComLoadAppFile Of hoXmp "qa_data/xmp/AJ_123642_1511.tif" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoXmp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComNumEmbedded Of hoXmp To iTemp1
    Showln "Num embedded XMP docs: " iTemp1

    // This example assumes that XMP metadata is already present in the image file.
    Get ComNumEmbedded Of hoXmp To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 = 0) Begin
        Showln "No XMP metadata already exists.."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Get the XMP metadata.

    Get ComGetEmbedded Of hoXmp 0 To vXml
    If (IsComObject(vXml)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatXml)) To hoXml
        Set pvComObject Of hoXml To vXml
    End

    // Show the XML:
    Get ComGetXml Of hoXml To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // Update (overwrite) a string property.
    Get ComAddSimpleStr Of hoXmp vXml "NumberofTimes" "123" To iSuccess

    Get ComSaveAppFile Of hoXmp "qa_output/updated.tif" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoXmp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "Success."


End_Procedure