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Hi,
I'm trying to create a rule to rename image files using Exiftool with the following Script:

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exiftool -d %Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S '-filename<${DateTimeOriginal;}.%e' "$1"

Hazel returns an error processing shell script, here is the log:

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2016-02-20 19:47:32.274 hazelworker[25836] Processing folder Fotos IN
2016-02-20 19:47:34.369 hazelworker[25836] DSC 323200.jpg: Rule fotos rename matched.
2016-02-20 19:47:34.372 hazelworker[25836] Exception caught while executing shell script: launch path not accessible
2016-02-20 19:47:34.373 hazelworker[25836] [Error] Shell script failed: Error processing shell script on file /Volumes/Data HD/Pictures/Fotos IN/DSC 323200.jpg.
2016-02-20 19:47:34.373 hazelworker[25836] Shellscript exited with non-successful status code: -900
2016-02-20 19:47:34.381 hazelworker[25836] Done processing folder Fotos IN

The script works in Terminal, I replaced "$1" with the filename for testing purposes, like this:

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exiftool -d %Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S '-filename<${DateTimeOriginal;}.%e' /path/filename.jpg

What am I doing wrong?

Try specifying a full path for exiftool. In scripts, you cannot assume that environment variables are set as they are in Terminal.

You might try putting in single quotes around your date pattern and see if that helps:

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exiftool -d  '%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S'  '-filename<${DateTimeOriginal;}.%e' "$1"

I tried full path:

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usr/local/bin/exiftool -d  %Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S  '-filename<${DateTimeOriginal;}.%e' "$1"

Also tried single quotes, and tried both together.
None of them worked.

Is there anything else I can do?

Thanks for the help guys.

I don't know why your syntax is failing, but here's what works for me with a different naming convention:

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exiftool  -d '%Y-%m-%d ' '-filename<${directory;s(.*/)()} ${DateTimeOriginal;}  %.3c.%le' "$1"

Note that single quotes surround the date pattern %Y-%m-%d even though they may be hard to see. And I had a lot of trouble with single quotes that were really "smart" or "curly" quotes that had to be corrected.

Is it a typo in your post or are you missing the initial "/" in the path?

Mr_Noodle wrote:Is it a typo in your post or are you missing the initial "/" in the path?

It was a typo, sorry. The correct line is:

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/usr/local/bin/exiftool -d  %Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S  '-filename<${DateTimeOriginal;}.%e' "$1"

It's not working, really don't know what's going on.

Are you getting the same error in the logs? Also, turn on debug mode (see sticky article about it) to get direct output from the script in the logs.

Mr_Noodle wrote:Are you getting the same error in the logs? Also, turn on debug mode (see sticky article about it) to get direct output from the script in the logs.

Yes, same error logs. I'll try debug mode and report back.

BTW, is this an embedded script or external? Also, what do you have listed as the shell to use?

Yes, its an embedded script and shell is bin/bash.

Here's what DEBUG reports:

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016-02-26 14:30:42.062 hazelworker[94810] DEBUG: Processing directories: (
    "/Volumes/Data HD/Pictures/Fotos IN"
)
2016-02-26 14:30:42.069 hazelworker[94810] DEBUG: Received file event: {
    date = "2016-02-26 17:30:39 +0000";
    path = "<ComNoodlesoft_NoodlePathSet: 0x7fc5ebd4a870> - (\n    \"/Volumes/Data HD/Pictures/Fotos IN\"\n)";
}
2016-02-26 14:30:42.069 hazelworker[94810] DEBUG: About to process directory /Volumes/Data HD/Pictures/Fotos IN
2016-02-26 14:30:42.074 hazelworker[94810] DEBUG: .DS_Store: File is hidden/invisible. Skipping.
2016-02-26 14:30:42.085 hazelworker[94810] DSC 3523214.jpg: Rule fotos rename matched.
2016-02-26 14:30:42.085 hazelworker[94810] DEBUG: Got error last time. Re-trying actions.
2016-02-26 14:30:42.559 hazelworker[94810] Exception caught while executing shell script: launch path not accessible
2016-02-26 14:30:42.570 hazelworker[94810] [Error] Shell script failed: Error processing shell script on file /Volumes/Data HD/Pictures/Fotos IN/DSC 3523214.jpg.
2016-02-26 14:30:42.714 hazelworker[94810] Shellscript exited with non-successful status code: -900
2016-02-26 14:30:42.714 hazelworker[94810] DEBUG: Tapping error retry sequence
2016-02-26 14:30:42.715 hazelworker[94810] DEBUG: Writing out DB file: /Volumes/Data HD/Pictures/Fotos IN
2016-02-26 14:30:42.749 hazelworker[94810] DEBUG: Directory /Volumes/Data HD/Pictures/Fotos IN processed in 0.679884 seconds
2016-02-26 14:30:42.762 hazelworker[94810] DEBUG: Sending metrics to scheduler. Next scheduled run: 2016-02-26 15:30:42.714
2016-02-26 14:30:42.765 hazelworker[94810] Done processing folder Fotos IN


Err, again, I see a missing leading slash. Do you actually have the shell specified as "bin/bash" or is that a typo? It really should be "/bin/bash"

Oh man, I fell silly.
/bin/bash solved it, I even removed full path for Exiftool.
Thanks a lot.