Try s.th. like this : setvar xd hpdate setvar xm hpmonth setvar xy hpyear if !hpdate < 10 then setvar xd "0"+"!xd" endif if !hpmonth < 10 then setvar xm "0"+"!xm" endif continue purge xx!xy!xm!xd > $NULL copy file, xx!xy!xm!xd Best regards, Andreas [log in to unmask]