Try using 'HPDATE' instead of 'HPDAY' Paul Christidis ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: TODAYS DATE SETVAR Author: Johnson Stephen <[log in to unmask]> at CCGATE Date: 05/01/98 10:29 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