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XMP Array Property - Bag, Seq, or Alt

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How to insert or update an XMP array property (bag, seq, or alt).

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

' This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

set xmp = CreateObject("Chilkat.Xmp")

' 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
    outFile.WriteLine(xmp.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("Num embedded XMP docs: " & xmp.NumEmbedded)

' 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 (xmp.LastMethodSuccess = 1) Then

    ' Create an object to hold one or more string values.
    set sa = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringArray")
    success = sa.Append("value_1")
    success = sa.Append("value_2")
    ' ...

    success = xmp.AddArray(xml,"bag","Iptc4xmpCore:Chilkat",sa)
    If (success <> 1) Then
        outFile.WriteLine(xmp.LastErrorText)
    Else
        ' Save the JPG.
        success = xmp.SaveAppFile("modified.jpg")
        If (success <> 1) Then
            outFile.WriteLine(xmp.LastErrorText)
        End If

    End If

Else
    outFile.WriteLine(xmp.LastErrorText)
End If


outFile.Close