You also want to use rht() rather than lft().

Jeff Vance, CSY

On May 1,  1:31pm, John Zoltak wrote:
> Subject: Re: TODAYS DATE SETVAR
> HPDAY is the day of week, you want HPDATE.
>
> John Zoltak
> North American Mfg Co
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Johnson Stephen [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Friday, May 01, 1998 1:25 PM
> > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > Subject:      [HP3000-L] TODAYS DATE SETVAR
> >
> > Today is the first.
> > The system said its the '6th' ?
> >
> > :SETVAR &
> > GFILE,"GD"+"!HPYEAR"+"![LFT("0!HPMONTH",2)]"+"![LFT("0!HPDAY",2)]"
> > 00001100
> > :SHOWVAR GFILE
> >        00001200
> > GFILE = GD980506
> > :EOJ
> >        00001300
> > CPU sec. = 3.  elapsed min. = 1.  FRI, MAY  1, 1998,  1:22 PM.
> >
> > How to fix ?
> >
> >
> > Stephen  Johnson
>-- End of excerpt from John Zoltak



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