Strange behavior with ExifTool.config

[mrtngrsbch]

I have had a hard time understanding what is going on and I still don't think I do.

1. JTG overwrites my vrae.config file on startup

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2. I can run normally #exiftool -config vrae.config -xmp-vrae:ImageWorktype="toto" AR-MA-Bruzzone-Agesta-Antonella-Je-suis-la-2014-1.jpg
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3. JTG tells me that this value does not exist.
   

vrae.config
https://github.com/MetadataDeluxe/VRA-Core-Essentials-ExifTool-config/blob/main/vrae.config

[hvdwolf]

Yes, unfortunately this is indeed a bug. My check is wrong.
It should be "if not exists ....". but it is doing "if exists .." thereby overwriting the file on every new startup.
vrae.config was added somewhere in 1.6 or so. Removed in 1.7. Added again in 1.8 (or so), but with the wrong check.

[mrtngrsbch]

Trying to find the problem I have done many tests. for example: deleting "jexiftoolgui.db".
At that point I remembered that my presets are hosted in the database....

Doing my tests is that I find improvements to make and old issues... and if you let me I will create a thread with this topic that seems to me very important