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Set a variable that changes every time?

Do not know how to do this, any help would be appreciated:

I have a file that comes in called xxxx.txt. I have a script that does some messing around with the file.

The file needs to go out as PAB108XXXX.csv

The four x's above will be a number that changes everytime the script is ran e.g.

1st run

PAB1081234.CSV

2nd run

PAB1081235.CSV

I need it to increase by one everytime? can this be set in a variable that will increase by one everytime?

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Pablo_beezo,

keep the xxxx value in separate file (Inc.csv). while the script starts, read the content in that file and increament by one. At the end of the script move the incremented value to the file (Inc.csv).

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