How many lines of code would equal what I need : closer to 3 or more like 50 ? seems I need to write 2 things : "Finally, you should set up a shortcut in windows which will run exiftool.exe with all your command-line options except the FILE names. Then you can drag and drop files and folders onto this shortcut to do the processing for you." Stand alone executable doesn't help me at all : it just displays info in the file/phot/jpeg? Seems I need a PERL library if I'm gonna use command line stuff ? Reading documentation doesn't help me if I need to read documentation on what the documentation terms refer to... * want what I'm calling : " filename" to get written to some what I'm calling "iptc" field. What is the term for the name I give my photos . Like "dog jumping?" What are the names for "iptc" type things? Is that what's being called a " tag?" But isn't there "iptc", "xmp", exif" ? are they all caled "tags?" Once I figure out where my photo sharing site ( SmugMug) needs the "iptc" info ( "caption"? "description?" "comment?' seems to cahange from app to app) , I can probably adjust the script/code/command . What term is being used for writing the 'filename" to an "iptc" field: "rename ?" "replace?" " move? " Don't understand " better if they are in the same directory." Say I have a folder of photos on my desktop, and I want them all ipcted up: Do I have to then relocate that whole folder to some other location on my computer so that it's housed right there with exiftool in order for anything to happen? I don't care about backing up the file or whatever; just keep jpegs as they are , just embed in there somewhere the filename as an "iptc" type thing. Forget date and all that. SmugMug seems to to be reading that just fine, as is my photo viewer. Any thoughts, Marty (voicelit)