Creating a custom date variable

[Eli Har-Even]

This should be easy but I can't get it to work.

 

I need a variable that shows the month and year, for example April 2006. I
created a custom variable based on the definition of the system variable
"Current Date (long)", which is defined as <$monthname> <$daynum>, <$year>.
My new custom variable has the definition <$monthname>  <$year>. However- it
shows up as <$monthname<$year.

 

I could change the definition of the system variable, but I'd rather leave
it unchanged.

 

What am I missing?

 

[FrameMaker Version 6.0p405]

 

Thanks

Eli.