https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/issue-calculating-name-from-calculate-value-tool/m-p/1085732#M2832 <P>I am trying to transform several ASCII files into RASTER files using the ASCII to Raster tool. For that purpose, I have created the following model builder (see Captura). The names of the ASCII files are higher than 13 digits, then I try to shorten the name of the file to save the raster. Looking at some posts, I have tried to use the Calculate Value with the expression shown in Captura2 where I want to keep only from the 24 to the 27 digits of the ASCII name. I am not able to make it work and my questions are:</P><P>How is possible to define the calculate value as precondition for the ASCII to Raster tool? and</P><P>how can I use the output of calculate value as an inline variable to give the name to my rasters?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:38:19 GMT SAV 2021-08-04T15:38:19Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/issue-calculating-name-from-calculate-value-tool/m-p/1085732#M2832 <P>I am trying to transform several ASCII files into RASTER files using the ASCII to Raster tool. For that purpose, I have created the following model builder (see Captura). The names of the ASCII files are higher than 13 digits, then I try to shorten the name of the file to save the raster. Looking at some posts, I have tried to use the Calculate Value with the expression shown in Captura2 where I want to keep only from the 24 to the 27 digits of the ASCII name. I am not able to make it work and my questions are:</P><P>How is possible to define the calculate value as precondition for the ASCII to Raster tool? and</P><P>how can I use the output of calculate value as an inline variable to give the name to my rasters?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:38:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/issue-calculating-name-from-calculate-value-tool/m-p/1085732#M2832 SAV 2021-08-04T15:38:19Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/issue-calculating-name-from-calculate-value-tool/m-p/1085746#M2833 <P>save the raster to a *.tif to avoid esri grid limitations</P> Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:35:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/issue-calculating-name-from-calculate-value-tool/m-p/1085746#M2833 DanPatterson 2021-08-04T15:35:04Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/issue-calculating-name-from-calculate-value-tool/m-p/1085755#M2834 <P>Thank you, it works! I have not thought about that option, thanks!</P> Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:42:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/issue-calculating-name-from-calculate-value-tool/m-p/1085755#M2834 SAV 2021-08-04T15:42:47Z