# Rename Preview or not depending on rename preset?

**URL:** <https://resource.dopus.com/t/rename-preview-or-not-depending-on-rename-preset/44977>\
**Category:** Help & Support\
**Created:** [July 10, 2023, 5:38am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/rename-preview-or-not-depending-on-rename-preset/44977 "2023-07-10T05:38:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![opw62](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/5e9695/32.png) [@opw62](https://resource.dopus.com/u/opw62)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 5:38am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/rename-preview-or-not-depending-on-rename-preset/44977/1 "2023-07-10T05:38:59Z")

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I have a F-key that adds the modified date to a file name  
from \* \> to: \*-{modifieddate|D#ddMMyyyy}  
and  
a F-key that adds modified date&time to a file name  
from: \* \> to: \*-{modifieddate|D#ddMMyyyy} {modifiedtime|T#HHmmss}

In the 1st case the modified date is added without rename preview  
In the 2nd case a the rename preview is shown, although, same as the 1st, there is 'ADVANCED SHOWPREVIEW' .  
Except fot the modified time I do not see any difference.

Q: is it correct that the rename preview shows up in the 2nd case?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 9:32am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/rename-preview-or-not-depending-on-rename-preset/44977/2 "2023-07-10T09:32:49Z")

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The dialog appears because the second command is invalid.

Arguments containing spaces need to be in quotes.

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**Author:** ![opw62](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/5e9695/32.png) [@opw62](https://resource.dopus.com/u/opw62)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 11:02am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/rename-preview-or-not-depending-on-rename-preset/44977/3 "2023-07-10T11:02:55Z")

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Sorry, I don't understand. You mean:  
\*-"{modifieddate|D#ddMMyyyy} {modifiedtime|T#HHmmss}"  
?

When pasting this, the quote do not show up.  
Manually adding is impossible.

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**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/rename-preview-or-not-depending-on-rename-preset/44977/4 "2023-07-10T11:04:55Z")

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What are the actual commands your hotkeys are running? The ones in your post can't be accurate as they don't include "Rename" and have "\>" in them.

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**Author:** ![opw62](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/5e9695/32.png) [@opw62](https://resource.dopus.com/u/opw62)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/rename-preview-or-not-depending-on-rename-preset/44977/5 "2023-07-10T12:19:52Z")

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Found it! Matter solved.  
Background: I have a template around my F-keys, showing what Opus action they do, the F-keys, the Shift-F keys. One day I lost the template, so I wasn't sure anymore what F-key is doing what, so, for convenience sake, I created a toolbar dropdown button listing all these keys (and descriptions).  
Hence in settings the key in question was listed twice in settings. One with and one without the ''ADVANCED SHOWPREVIEW' .  
Deleted the dropdown button. Things are and work fine now.

FWIW only.

 ![SnagIt-10072023 070930](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/1/71202de5be4a6655bef91c1392eb865296d0eeac.png)