# Creating Commands With Exiftool to Select Files

**URL:** https://resource.dopus.com/t/creating-commands-with-exiftool-to-select-files/43772
**Category:** Help & Support
**Created:** [February 24, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/creating-commands-with-exiftool-to-select-files/43772 "2023-02-24T19:43:34Z")
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### Author: ![MegMac](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/megmac/32/51564_2.png) [@MegMac](https://resource.dopus.com/u/MegMac)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/creating-commands-with-exiftool-to-select-files/43772/21 "2023-03-07T23:41:21Z")

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Thank you. I have not been able to test your improvements, as I'm past that stage with my current project.  
As I wrote previously...

> [@MegMac](#):
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> Method 1:  
> I use a folder format I have set up that displays several different Exif columns, including Exif DateTimeOriginal (Exif DTO), so I DO have that column visible. I sort and group by the Exif DTO column, and wait. And wait. I cannot tell when the sorting is done, because the blue circle keeps on spinning.  
> There are times when I have stopped waiting and selected and separated out the files without an Exif DTO, but then later in the project, I find more! It's just not dependable.

Perhaps sorting by Exif DateTimeOriginal will better with the improvements you've made. I hope so!

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