Q: How can I get the system date into SQR when not running the report against a database?

A: Do the following (unix example):

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	call system using 'date > date.out' #status
	open 'date.out' as 1 for-reading record=80
	read 1 into $date:80
	print $date (,70)
	close 1
	call system using 'rm date.out' #status
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