If you don't fix the date string to include leading zeros as Allen suggested, you won't be able to tell the difference betweeen 2007121 (January 21) and 2007121 (December 1), assuming you keep your archives that long. Also, it makes the dates all 8 char strings, not something between 6 and 8, which makes sorting easier.
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