v4.40 has new command line / variable feature... ------------------------------------------------------- Normal Use: USE: H datafile Optional Uses: USE: H ! will produce SAMPLE.$$$ which is a data file template. Just use an editor, modify it, and save it as your datafile with any legal filename. USE: H datafile {,message.ext} where the second command line parameter delimited with a , will be used in place of a variable in your datafile under one or more destinations. In the sample.$$$ file the terminology of "message.ext" is explained. If you replace message.ext with the variable &FILE it will look for the message.ext on the command line. If &FILE is not found, then the system will assume the message.ext is blank and revert to the --- message text mode. You might have a default message of say... --- Report not available v4.45 has new command line / variable feature... ------------------------------------------------------- message.ext names (on destination lines) can have DATE variables. If a $ is found in message.ext then YYYY will be replaced with 1992, YY with 92, MM with 09, and DD with 13 for the date of 09/13/92. Of course this will always use the current date. Examples: $yyyymmdd.txt will produce 19920913.TXT $mm-dd-yy.dat will produce 09-13-92.DAT