I created a string variable (proved by TYPEOF = 2) with the value 0119, these
digits being the lower four digits of another variable with a value of 20000119.
I used STR (string,5,4). When I perform SHOWVAR, I see 0119, but when I
dereference the variable to create a file name, the name is XX119 and NOT
XX0119. I thought of checking the length and prepending a '0', but the length of
my variable is 4.

How do I keep the leading zero when I dereference the variable?

Thanks.
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Leonard S. Berkowitz
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