Not exactly luck:) Now for a long time 2nd character is 1 and 3rd is character (started from A and now at M). I'm not sure on exact date no but from Jan 23rd,2007 I think it'd be _20...
Cetin

>I have not had any problems with the function Substr(Sys(2015),3) the last 15 years, but I see that I may have been lucky. :-)
>
>>BTW I assumed there is a need for 8.3 and a filename wouldn't start with a digit. I don't know where it's needed (was usefull in DOS days).
>>PS: If you need a unique filename on a shared folder and 8.3 is not a problem then GUID is a better alternative.
>>Cetin
>>
>>>Hehe.. I know. I had lived big troubles with that... The best way combine it with a unique number like user number which I use. I lock a record when a user enter the network and my temporary names begins with it's number..
>>>
>>>>Metin,
>>>>IMHO substr(sys(2015),3) is not safe either (even if not shared) because it's time dependant and from 2007 3rd character would be a digit. What I used was something like this instead:
>>>>
>>>>stuff(sys(2015),9,0,'.')
>>>>