You need to evaluate, not copy.
To see the difference, do this interactively:
. local date string(date(c(current_date), "dmy"), "%dN.D.Y")
. di "`date'"
. local date = string(date(c(current_date), "dmy"), "%dN.D.Y")
. di "`date'"
The equals sign is crucial here.
Nick
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> I usually embed dates in the filenames of my logs. I do so using the
> macro $S_DATE, which, say the date were 1/31/2000, it write it as
> 31jan200. Lately, I've been want to change this format to, 01.31.2000,
> for directory sorting purposes. Using the following expression, I can
> create a macro with the desired format:
>
> .local date string(date(c(current_date), "dmy"), "%dN.D.Y")
> .di `date'
> 01.31.00
>
> Where I'm having trouble is with embedding this macro into
> the filename
> of my log file. The following command complains:
>
> .log using "logs\cr`date'", replace
> invalid 'dmy'
> r(198);
>
> Any syntax guru have any ideas?
>
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