Many thanks Christopher. I do not use the GUI version of SPM and files which do not start with y_* are not accepted when creating a batch file. So until now i was renaming the deformation files accordingly but i was wondering if this restriction was actually preferred compared to no restriction? On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Watson, Christopher < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > You could change the code, or if using spm_select's GUI, you can try > erasing the 'y_.*' in the box on the right-hand side of that window. > > ________________________________________ > From: SPM (Statistical Parametric Mapping) [[log in to unmask]] on behalf > of Michael [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2014 12:59 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [SPM] Deformation utility filename restriction alleviation request > > Would it be possible to alleviate in the deformation utility the filename > restriction for the deformation field? It only accepts "y_*" files and if > one renames the same file differently it is not accepted anymore. > > I believe this cause unnecessary restrictions on how one should name his > files when using SPM. >