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Dynamic operators for editing metadata and building search queries

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These dynamic operators can be used to create search queries, for example, when configuring auto searches in FotoStation or FotoWeb.

For information about a similar feature in FotoWeb search queries, see Dynamic tags.

Operators specific to FotoStation

​The operators listed below can be used in FotoStation to create configurations with archives that point dynamically to the active user's environment, etc.

Operator

Field Code

Path to Desktop folder

%%INSDESKTOP
Path to My Documents %%INSMYDOCUMENTS
Path to My Pictures %%INSMYPICTURES
Unique ID (GUID) %%INSUID
Insert full XMP date and time %%INSXMPDATE
Count n number of days backward or forward from today %%INSDAYDATE-+nnn
Count n number of hours backward or forward from today %%INSHOURDATE-+nnn
Count n number of seconds backward or forward from now %%INSSECDATE-+nnn

Globally available operators

Operator

Field Code
Example
Output

Insert full XMP date with day and time

%%INSXMPDATE

    

Insert width in mm

%%INSWIDTHMM

    

Insert width in inch

%%INSWIDTHINCH

    

Insert width in cm

%%INSWIDTHCM

    

Insert IPTC formatted time (now)

%%INSTIME

    

Insert system (Win / OS X) login name

%%INSSYSLOGIN

    

Insert size in cm

%%INSSIZEMM

    

Insert size in inch

%%INSSIZEINCH

    

Insert size in cm

%%INSSIZECM

    

nnn is the number of seconds forward or backward from now.

%%INSSECDATE-+nnn

    

Insert resolution in Pixels/Inch

%%INSRESINCH

    

Insert resolution in Pixels/Cm

%%INSRESCM

    

Insert Rating value

%%INSRATING

    

Insert Quality value at 180 ppi (ppi value can be changed)

%%INSQUALITY@180

    

Insert pixel width (pixels per line)

%%INSPPL

    

Insert full path

%%INSPATH

    

Insert pixel height (number of lines)

%%INSNOL

    

Insert filename without extension

%%INSNAMEONLY

    

Insert computer name

%%INSMACHINENAME

    

Insert system formatted time (now)

%%INSLTIME

    

Insert system formatted file time

%%INSLFTIME

    

Insert system formatted file date

%%INSLFDATE

    

Insert system formatted created time

%%INSLFCTIME

    

Insert system formatted created date

%%INSLFCDATE

    

Insert system formatted today’s date

%%INSLDATE

    

Insert system formatted camera time

%%INSLCAMTIME

    

Insert system formatted camera date

%%INSLCAMDATE

    

Insert image size

%%INSIMGSIZE

    

nnn is the number of hours forward or backward from now.

%%INSHOURDATE-+nnn    

    

Insert height in mm

%%INSHEIGHTMM

    

Insert height in inch

%%INSHEIGHTINCH

    

Insert height in cm

%%INSHEIGHTCM

    

Insert file type

%%INSFTYPE

    

Insert IPTC formatted file time

%%INSFTIME

    

Insert folder name

%%INSFOLDER

    

Insert File number  (sequence number when batch processing)

%%INSFNUMBER

    

Insert file size

%%INSFILESIZE

    

Insert Filename

%%INSFILENAME

    

Insert IPTC formatted file date

%%INSFDATE

    

Insert IPTC formatted created time

%%INSFCTIME

    

Insert IPTC formatted created date

%%INSFCDATE

    

nnn is the number of days forward or backward from now.

%%INSDAYDATE-+nnn

    

Insert IPTC formatted day after tomorrow (offset in days)

%%INSDATE+2

    

Insert IPTC formatted today’s date

%%INSDATE

 AutoSearch: (IPTC055 contains (%%INSDATE))  
 		 [%%DATE becomes '20230825']

Insert color space

%%INSCOL

 Autosearch: (IPTC030 contains (%%INSDATE+2))  [%%INSDATE+2 becomes '20230827']

Insert IPTC formatted camera time

%%INSCAMTIME

    

Insert IPTC formatted camera date

%%INSCAMDATE

    

Insert FotoStation login name

%%INSAPPLOGIN