st: Question on using formatted dates in a filename (or getting it into a local)

[Eduard Grebe <eduardgrebe@gmail.com>]

Dear All

I would like to save my logs in a way that sorts them chronologically in
the filesystem. For this they have to have dates formatted as follows:
2010.03.30-logfilename.log

However, I am struggling to create a local containing the current date
in that format. I am managing to display the current date that way, but
not putting it in a local.

This:
        di %tdCCYY.NN.DD date(c(current_date),"DMY")
Gives this output:
        2010.03.30
But, this
        local date = string(date(c(current_date), "dmy"), "%
        tdCCYY.NN.DD")
        di `date'
Gives an empty output.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks!
Eduard


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