# Variable name selection (psuedo-completion)

**URL:** <https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/variable-name-selection-psuedo-completion/2928>\
**Category:** Bugs\
**Created:** [November 19, 2007, 4:31am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/variable-name-selection-psuedo-completion/2928 "2007-11-19T04:31:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![martin.lanza](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@martin.lanza](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/martin.lanza)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 4:31am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/variable-name-selection-psuedo-completion/2928/1 "2007-11-19T04:31:36Z")

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If I am editing an action that already has a variable and something else in it[1] and delete a variable then enter a % to get the "pick a variable" dropdown, name completion breaks slightly. My typing still acts as a filter. But when I hit enter to select something anything I've typed appears after the variable name.&nbsp;

If I start with "%OUTPUT\_DIR%\Bin", delete the "%OUTPUT\_DIR%" bit so I just have "\Bin" then put a % at the start&nbsp; I end up with "%OUTPUT\_DIR%out\Bin" from typing "%out{enter}".

It works, but it's kind of annoying to have to keep deleting the extra bits. A "rename variable in the whole script" command would be useful here too.

[1] Specifically tested: file rename; copy file(s).

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**Author:** ![angus](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@angus](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/angus)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 5:08am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/variable-name-selection-psuedo-completion/2928/2 "2007-11-19T05:08:53Z")

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Hi Moz,   
  
 Are you using the current build of FB 5 (5.5.0.348)? Some bugs like this were fixed in earlier builds.   
  
 Regards,   
  
 Angus

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**Author:** ![martin.lanza](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@martin.lanza](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/martin.lanza)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/variable-name-selection-psuedo-completion/2928/3 "2007-11-19T05:41:12Z")

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No, turns out we’re a few versions behind and the new one does not have this bug.   
  
  
 Thanks