space in concatenate

Hi all,

I have a problem like i am using the concatenate statement in this way

date = sy-datum.

Concatenate 'md ' date into path1.

but when i see the value of path1, it is md20080812.

but i want it as md 20080812.

please notice i want a space after md.

but i am getting it with no space md20080812.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and Regards,

C.A