CREATE procedure spGetFileDate (@FileDate varchar(200) OUTPUT) /**************************************************************************************** Description: Procedure to create a partial filename used in the naming of backup files Returns: (None) Author: Paul Ibison (xt 26163) Date Created: 22/12/2004 Revisions: *****************************************************************************************/ as declare @getdate datetime set @getdate = getdate() set @FileDate = cast(year(@getdate) as varchar(100)) + '#' + cast(month(@getdate) as varchar(100)) + '#' + cast(day(@getdate) as varchar(100)) + '#' + cast(datepart(hh,@getdate) as varchar(100)) + '#' + cast(datepart(mi,@getdate) as varchar(100)) GO