03-04-2002
substring of a variable
I'm working in:
#!/bin/ksh
My question:
I have a variable latest_bus_date, which in in the format YYYYMMDD. I would like to create a new variable that is in the format of MMDDYY using the data stored in latest_bus_date.
$latest_bus_date='20020304'
The new variable should have: 030402
Any ideas?
Thanks,
blt123
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