Speedware does, also.

Doug Werth wrote:

> "COLE,GLENN (Non-HP-SantaClara,ex2)" <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> > Note that COBOL's CURRENT-DATE function requires the TZ variable
> > to be set.  I assume this means that the same tztab file is used,
> > but others know better than I.
> >
> > It might be worth mentioning this to the Solution Centre.
> >
>
> Glenn is correct. The CURRENT-DATE function uses the TZ variable and tztab.
> So does Powerhouse. Many users have written and tested programs that run
> correctly during the day but have the wrong system date when they run
> overnight because they run close to midnight but have no TZ variable set.
> The one thing that helped some users is that TZ defaults to EST5EDT on MPE,
> so US users on the east coast wouldn't really notice it.
>
> So to say that "nothing really uses it" would be an understatement.
>
> Doug.
>
> Doug Werth                             Beechglen Development Inc.
> [log in to unmask]                               Cincinnati, Ohio

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