Is there a simple way to record the date/time to a single global string?

[Jocastus]

I've been setting up a saved game system which records the date when the game was saved. I know how to do this by recording the month to a global string, the day to another, and the year to another, using the Date & Time obj. to record each value as a string separately, but there must be an easier way than this.

Isn't it possible to record all three plus the time of day to the same string in the same command? I haven't been able to find the answer to this question on the forums and any guidance would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

[GamesterX23]

You can combine multiple strings together in the expression editor by just adding a + between the strings. Be aware that you have to add spaces on your own.

EG: "Hello" + "World" would end up looking like this:

HelloWorld

But "Hello" + " " + "World" will look like this:

Hello World

I've attached an example with the date object as well. Always remember to convert numerical values to strings (if storing them in strings!) using str$(Number to Convert)

[Jocastus]

The solution you posted was very helpful. thank you.

There is however an issue of record the time in the fashion. "9:05 AM" will be displayed as "9:5" with no zero and no AM. Is there a way to force that zero in the minutes section or add the AM in automatically? I wasn't able to figure out either on my own this morning.

Thanks for the clues on joining multiple strings together in any case. I knew it was possible and thought I had seen it done, but could not remember how or where.