How do I create: rename control key to insert date modified

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I want to use the evaluator for a rename control key similarly to the insert date control key, except this would insert the last modified date on the given file/folder.

How should I accomplish this? Is there any way to access file/folder metadata codes from within this context?

Thanks.

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The rename control key lets you rename using an existing rename preset. You can first create a rename preset for inserting date, and then use it in the control key.

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In the next beta, we'll add some things to the Evaluator to let you insert the file's date when renaming.

You can re-use the code from the default Ctrl+D (Insert Date) key.

You'll just need to change the first line from:

datestr = now() as "d#yyyy-MM-dd";

to something like:

datestr = FileDate(fullpath) as "d#yyyy-MM-dd t#HH-mm-ss";

(Using the date/time format of your choice.)

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Awesome, thank you so much!

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Testing this out. It works when I am renaming files "live" but the test file functionality returns an error in Preferences.

EDIT: Also getting this when I try to sample FileSize(). Other examples work fine.

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This may be because the test here is just a string, not an actual file, so there is no proper evaluator context.

I think it would be better if, like the evaluator column, it allowed selecting a real file for testing.

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Yes, it's just failing because there is no real file there for it to look up the date of.