"Michael Hone" wrote: > HP989/HOUDINI:setvar today "!hpyyyy!hpmonth!hpdate" > HP989/HOUDINI:SHOWVAR !TODAY > SHOWVAR 2001111 Count the ones....;) Try: setvar today,"!hpyyyy" + rht("00!hpmonth",2) + rht("00!hpday",2) or setvar today,"!hpyyyymmdd" Regards Campbell. ...been bitten by this several times. * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *