(I'm probably missing it in the documentation, but..)

How can I access system information, such as date and time, and store them as JAL variables?
We use a timestamp to rename input files as they arrive, and would have to recreate that naming convention to automate the task in question.
Thanks!

There are several options available, the most simple option is to use "macro-parameters". For example you can do

FileCopy "somefile.here", "@T"mm-dd-yy-hh-mm-ss".here"

Note that macro parameters can be used in many places, including JAL scripts, SQL scripts, command lines for "program" jobs, and command line parameters.
For more details see "@ macro-parameters" topic in the online help file

Another option for JAL script is to use various Date and Time statements. For example:

Dim time_now, time
Dim date_today, date
Dim timestamp, datetime

Today date_today
Now time_now
DateTime date_today, time_now, timestamp

You can also combine two options described above as the following:
When declaring your variable

Dim timestamp, datetime, "@T"mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss""

or Anytime after

Set timestamp, "@T"mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss""

Also, note that the on-line help file includes hundreds of different examples.

: (I'm probably missing it in the documentation, but..)

: How can I access system information, such as date and time, and store them as
: JAL variables?
: We use a timestamp to rename input files as they arrive, and would have to
: recreate that naming convention to automate the task in question.
: Thanks!

Hello,

The JAL function Today obtains the system date
format: Today ( recieve variable of type date )

The JAL function Now obtains the system time
Format: Now ( recieve variable of type time )

To get a Datetime stamp for a log file could I do the following:

Now ( tNow )
Today ( dToday )
DateTime ( dToday, tNow, dtTimeStamp )
Concat ( "The current system time is:", dtTimeStamp, strTimeMark )

This can be easily modified for your process.