I am very close thanks to you.

I use "" for my cr/lf... I'll look into that further.

Yes, the variables do contain data as a result of my script component that sets them.

here is how I set them:

Public Overrides Sub PostExecute()

'Copy value of script variable to SSIS variable

Me.Variables.strYear = Year

Me.Variables.strMonth = Month

Me.Variables.strDay = Day

Me.Variables.strDivision = Division

End Sub

I set a postexecute breakpoint and watch window shows data in my headerRecord variable which uses the above variables.

watch window value of variable:

(User::strHeaderRecord{@HDRBATCH21631108PR - 11/08/2163@HDRJOURNAL001DISBURSEMENT})

When my file is written this is what I get:

@HDRBATCHPR - //@HDRJOURNALDISBURSEMENT

I so appreciate your help