What have you declared @month, @day and @year as? VARCHAR or INT? This works:
DECLARE @month VARCHAR(3), @day VARCHAR(2), @year VARCHAR(4) SET @month = CONVERT(VARCHAR(3), DATENAME(m, GETDATE())) SET @day = CONVERT(VARCHAR(2), DATEPART(d, GETDATE())) SET @year = CONVERT(VARCHAR(4), DATEPART(yyyy, GETDATE())) SELECT @month + '-' + @day + '-' + @year Ade -----Original Message----- From: Eric Creese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 January 2005 22:05 To: CF-Talk Subject: Using variables to build a string I am trying to build a chatracter string with parts of a date to name an excel file I am outputing. But it's trying to mathmatically calulate the values. Can't remember how to do this. can anyone help??? SET @month = CONVERT(varchar(3),DATENAME(m,getdate())) SET @day = CONVERT(varchar(2),DATEPART(d,getdate())) SET @year = CONVERT(varchar(4),DATEPART(yyyy,getdate())) SET @filenameend = @month+'-'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'-'[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 21/01/2005 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware: a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:191430 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
