>>>Here's a funny one. No biggie but a bit annoying.
>>>
>>>I use the following code to generate a fairly unique filename for my exported XLS file, incorporating today's date + a random no. suffix, in case several XLSs are generated in one session/day, so they don't need to keep typing in a new name. This has been working fine till today. But today it keeps giving 851 and 856 (and others similar) off my m/c AND the 2 users' m/cs, such that my code, and Excel's interface keep asking if want overwrite.
>>>
>>>

>>>lcRandNum	  = ALLTRIM( STR( INT( RAND() * 1000)))
>>>lcDateStr	  = ALLTRIM( DTOC( DATE()))
>>>lcDateStr	  = STRTRAN( lcDateStr, "-", "_") + lcRandNum
>>>lcFilePath = PUTFILE("Export Results", "S" + lcDateStr, "XLS")
>>>

>>>
>>>Both when testing and today I've been issuing:
>>>
>>>? STR( INT( RAND() * 1000))
>>>
>>>repeatedly at the command line with expected varied results. Any ideas?
>>>
>>>'ppreciate it
>>>
>>>Terry
>>
>>uses RAND() for this task is wrong.
>
>How so, amd why not suggest an alternative? It's just a cheap & cheerful way of generating a (fairly) unigue file name.

RAND() is not an unique generator.

every sequential generator is a solution.

this is a partial solution:

#define TIMENAME   '_'+DTOS(DATE())+' '+CHRTRAN(TIME(1),':.','$$')