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From: Kevin Wells <kev@kevsoft.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Dates as numbers in BASIC
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 12:23:05 +0100
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In message <e6719fd2-013c-4f2a-8507-8453ca2f3fb1@googlegroups.com>
          news@sprow.co.uk wrote:

>> How can you get the month as a number instead of the 3 letter shorterned
>> name e.g?
>>
>> 06 instread of Jun
>
> DIM block 7
> ?block=1
> SYS"OS_Word",14,block
> PRINT block?1
>
>If you want it with leading 0 too change the last line to
>
> PRINT RIGHT$("0"+STR$(block?1),2)
>
>Sprow.


Thanks that is what is needed. Nice and simple as well.

Thsmkd to all those who gave other answers as well.

-- 
Kev Wells
http://kevsoft.co.uk/
carpe cervisium
But it's " Saviour of 'is country " when the guns begin to shoot;