Change the metadata inside Illustrator

Can someone tell me please how to change the XMP Packet, then within Illustrator, without using FileInfo?   I am writing an Extension of PatchPanel Flex, so need access to certain parameters of DOM like XMPString to change the package.  XMPString does not say it is READ ONLY in the reference manual - but won't let me change - unless I'm doing something wrong.

Thanks for any suggestions.

For my setup, I have an external program that saves a package xmp (not rdf) to a file. With the help of a script in Illustrator then read this package and add it to the active documents existing xmp using XMPFile and XMPUtils. Updating xmp is then saved to the active document using XMPFile and putXmp.

You should be able to skip the part of the external xmp file and use the setProperty() directly on a copy of the xmp of active documents, then save this return to the .ai file.

Here is an example simplified (and functional) because it is easier to explain with the code:

Load the script of XMP library

If (xmpLib == undefined) {}

var xmpLib = new ExternalObject ("lib:... /..") ("Frames / / AdobeXMPScript");

app.synchronousMode = true;

}

Create a XMPString of active documents XMPMeta object:

var docXmp = new XMPMeta (app.activeDocument.XMPString);

Make a copy that we can work with:

var myXmp = docXmp;

Make our changes:

myXmp.setProperty (XMPConst.NS_XMP, "CreatorTool", "My Script");

Add the xmp changed to the original purpose of xmp:

XMPUtils.appendProperties (myXmp, docXmp, XMPConst.APPEND_REPLACE_OLD_VALUES);

Create an object of the active document, we can use .fsName (XMPFile seems to be picky):

var myDocFile = new queue (app.activeDocument.fullName);

Open the active document for writing:

var docRef = new XMPFile (myDocFile.fsName, XMPConst.FILE_UNKNOWN, XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_UPDATE);

Check that we can write the xmp before you write it

If (docRef.canPutXMP (docXmp)) {docRef.putXMP (docXmp) ;}

Save the active document (user must re - open the file to see the updated xmp in the file info panel)

docRef.closeFile (XMPConst.CLOSE_UPDATE_SAFELY);

So if you have not already you should verify most of what I learned about xmp library came from the following pdf:

http://www.Adobe.com/devnet/scripting/ESTK/PDFs/javascript_tools_guide_cs3.PDF

HTH.

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