Insert date logical in batch
There's a pretty handy way of doing this in QUEBATCH language...
* DATE FORMAT "!MAC !DD, !Y4"
* DISPLAY "Today is: ...DATE"
Another:
* DATE FORMAT
"!MNM!D0!Y4"
* DISPLAY ""
* EQUATE <$DATE$> <<@ Date to Run Report for <...DATE> @>>
* IF <$DATE$> EQ <>
* EQUATE <$DATE$> <...DATE>
* ENDIF
Or, IF YOU DON’T WANT TO ASK THE USER THE DATE THEN JUST USE THESE LINES
* DATE FORMAT
"!MNM!D0!Y4"
* EQUATE <$DATE$> <...DATE>
In the DMS Utility Reference Manual, all of the DATE FORMAT commands are discussed in full.