string timeStamp()
{

	Buffer mltime = create
	mltime = stringOf(dateAndTime(today),"yyyyMMdd")

	int i = 0
	Buffer ttime = create

	for (i < length(mltime))
	{
	  if ((mltime[i] == ':')) //eliminate the ':' char
	  { 
			char c = mltime[i]
			combine( ttime, mltime, ++i,i++)
	  } else 
	  {
			char c = mltime[i]
			combine(ttime, mltime, i, i++) 
	  }
	}

	return tempStringOf(ttime)
}