User:Nichalp/Upload script/installation

Nichalp's upload script
Script information
Author	Nichalp
Talk	Talk
Main page	Upload script
Language	Perl
Version	1.0 + 1.3.1
Description	Automates mass uploading of images with metadata
Licence	GPLv3
Formats supported	JPG/JPEG
Scripts
Scripts	csv creator.pl upload.pl
Help files
Running the script	Main page
Installation	Installation
Spreadsheet information	csv fields explained
CSV example	upload.csv
Spreadsheet tips	Spreadsheet tips

You need to have the Perl installed along with the following libraries:

1. CSV Parser — to parse the CSV data
2. ExifTool — to read and write Exif data
3. Jpegtran — to rotate or flip images before uploading

The Linux part has been tested on Ubuntu, and reflects the Debian methods (apt-get) of installation. Windows help portion has been tested only on Vista. No idea about Mac.

Note: You need to have administrator permissions on both Linux and Windows to proceed.

Linux

Perl

Perl comes with your Linux distribution. You can get the latest version by: sudo apt-get install perl or sudo yum update perl.

You need to run

perl -MCPAN -e shell

and install Text/CSV/Encoded.pm in @INC

cspan> install Text::CSV::Encoded
cspan> install Text::CSV_XS
cspan> install Image::ExifTool

CSV parser

1. Download the latest version of Text-CSV_XS from URL (117 KB). (If you get a 404 error, the package was probably upgraded. Go to the parent directory and look for the Text-CSV_XS-x.xx link. Please update this page for later users!).
2. Open Terminal and navigate to the downloaded folder.
3. In Terminal, type tar xvzf Text-CSV_XS-0.90.tgz (Assuming that 0.90 is the downloaded version)
4. Type cd Text-CSV_XS-0.90.
5. Read the README file.
6. After reading the file, in a root shell, type the following:
7. perl Makefile.PL
8. make
9. make test
10. sudo make install

ExifTool

1. Go to the ExifTool homepage and download the full version URL (2.1 MB).
2. Open Terminal and navigate to the downloaded folder.
3. In Terminal, type tar xvzf Image-ExifTool-8.61.tar.gz (Assuming that 8.61 is the downloaded version)
4. Type cd Image-ExifTool-8.61.
5. Read the README file.
6. After reading the file, in Terminal, type the following:
7. perl Makefile.PL
8. make
9. make test
10. sudo make install

Jpegtran

Known as libjpeg62 on Ubuntu, libjpeg-6b on Fedora

Ubuntu

• Open the Terminal and type: sudo apt-get install libjpeg62 libjpeg-progs

Fedora

• Open the Terminal and type: sudo dnf install libjpeg-6b libjpeg-turbo

Restart terminal

close the all terminals, before running the first time `perl upload.pl`

Windows

Perl

You need to install Perl. Follow these steps:

1. Download ActivePerl URL (15.4 MB).
2. Install to the default folder (C:/Perl). You can change this if you want.
3. In the Start menu, go to Run, and then type cmd to open the Command Prompt.
4. In the command prompt dialog box, type perl -v.

   If Perl-related information appears, that means that ActivePerl is installed successfully.

CSV parser

• This is included in the ActivePerl distribution. You do not have to do anything.
• To get the latest version, go to: URL

ExifTool

1. Go to the ExifTool homepage: URL.
2. Download the full version, not the Windows executable (1.6 MB).
3. Extract the zipped file by using a zip utility such as 7-zip or WinZip.
4. Navigate to the extracted Image-Exiftool folder.
5. In the Image-ExifTool folder, copy the contents of the lib folder to C:/Perl/lib. If asked to merge the File folder, click Yes.

Jpegtran

1. Go to the JPEG for Windows homepage: URL.
2. Download the complete package (without source) (800 KB).
3. Install to C:\Program Files\GnuWin32
4. After installation, go to C:\Program Files\GnuWin32\bin
5. Copy these three files: jpegtran.exe, jpeg62.dll, and librle3.dll to C:\Windows