Using the result of a custom command in a rename funciton

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myarmor has create some custom columns (link) that displays the oldest and newest file in the given folder.
I would like to create a custom command that could return that value and then use it in a rename command similar to the below.

Rename PATTERN="*" TO="* - {modified|D#yyyyMMdd-T#HHmmss" AUTORENAME TYPE=dirs FILEINFO

If I create the custom Command is it possible to return a value from it to be used in this way?

Thanks

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As fas as I know and unfortunately, a script command cannot access column values. I also had some situations where I wished this was possible.

Maybe I did not understand correctly yet, but if you are going to rename, the rename command should be able to access a any columns value (by that FILEINFO feature).

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I meant that I planned to create a custom command that would perform the same calculation as myarmour's column does. Then have that new custom command return the date for me to work with in the rename command.

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Yes, so I understood correctly. But I still don't get the reason. o) Why do you want to create a new script command that fetches a script columns value for a rename, when rename can read that column value on it's own already?

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Would the column need to be visible? Maybe you are correct and that is how i should do it.