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Hi Steinar,

Hope you are all good.
I am not sure if this is bug or just a function that is not being supported. I want to create a workflow that will rename the output file by taking only first 8 or 10 characters of the original filename. My logic is this.
1. create a user variable(%s_name_check%).
2. populate the variable to $left("%s_original_name%", 8) or $left("%s_original_name%", 10). For example A1234567_testfile.mp4 >> A1234567
3. In Deliveries to Folder node, Drop Original Name checked, select the user variable(%s_name_check%) in either Prefix or Suffix
The problem is the output file was renamed as %s_name_check%.mxf instead of the first 8 or 10 characters of the original filename(A1234567.mxf).
I read the help saying Prefix and Suffix support Global Variables, is user variable not supported?
I also tried to use %s_name_check% as the filename for Generate Text File. And it works fine.
Could you give me some hints?

Attached my workflow for your reference.

thanks,
Panda

Hi Panda, all good

From your "Folder"-monitor you have two branches, the first going to a "Conditional" node and the second going to the "A/V Media" node. What you do is actually split the job into two different jobs. Now, in the first branch you do the population, the second job you don't. So in effect, your "%s_name_check%" variable is not populated with anything in your second branch. What you should do is connect the "A/V Media" to the "Generate text file" node. That way you make your variable available for all succeeding nodes.

Hope this helps.

-steinar

Hi Steinar,

Ah...I see. Thanks for your explanation. It helps!
I though a variable store the same value in a workflow. I don't aware branching will affect the value.

all the best,
Panda