I did the same thing and got the following resualts

:SETVAR GFILE,"GD"+"!HPYEAR"+"![LFT("0!HPMONTH",2)]"+"![LFT("0!HPDAY",2)]"
:SHOWVAR GFILE
GFILE = GD980506
:
:SETVAR GFILE,"GD980506"
:SHOWVAR GFILE
GFILE = GD980506

Abraham Z.        Senior Programmer Analysts
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-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson Stephen <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, May 01, 1998 10:27 AM
Subject: 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