Re: Import tags from a different database

Maik Qualmann <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.kde.digikam.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
digiKam-8.8.0 can import tags from a text file in the Controlled Vocabulary 
Keyword Catalogue format. This is a text file with tags on each line; hierarchy 
is achieved using tabs.

https://www.digikam.org/news/2025-10-19-8.8.0_release_announcement/#tag-management

Maik

Am Montag, 17. November 2025, 20:59:14 Mitteleuropäische Normalzeit schrieb 
[email protected]:
> Good evening,
>  
> I have a database from another program for tagging. Unfortunately, the
> program is not running anymore but I have full access to the sqlite
> database. What is the best way to import these tags into digikam?
> Identification can be done via the file name, as this is unique. Not every
> picture is already in digikam - Is there a way to import csv files for this
> case?
> - Should the tags be written directly into the Digikam database? What needs
> to be considered here, i.e., what dependencies need to be taken into
> account sending direct sql commands? - Should I create xmp files from the
> old database and then import them with a dummy picture? 
> Best regards,
> Thomas
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