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Tom Brandt <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 30 Oct 2000 11:43:51 -0500
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The same thing happend to me.  The only work-around I can think of is to
change the STREAM command to specify IN=7 instead of DAY=SUN.

Just be sure that it is initially scheduled to run on a Sunday.

At 11:13 AM 10/30/2000 -0500, David N. Lukenbill wrote:
>Has anyone had any "wierd" experiences with their timezone change over the
>weekend?  On my system, I streamed a job for Sunday at 2 AM.  The job
>changed the time, paused 60 seconds, then re-streamed the same job for the
>following Sunday (in case it's streamed on the wrong week).  What happened
>is that the job checked the current date, then executed the setclock
>command.  After pausing for 60 seconds, it re-streamed itself.  The 60
>second pause should have caused the job to re-stream itself the following
>week, but it instead re-streamed itself the same week.
>
>Shouldn't the "Pause 60" command have caused the time to be 2:01 AM, and
>the job to re-stream the following week?  I thought processes on the system
>would not see the gradual time change.  Am I having a "DUH" moment??
>
>Snipets:
>
>First job:
>
>:COMMENT **********************************************
>:COMMENT * Check for the last Sunday in October for a *
>:COMMENT * change from EDT to EST, which is "setting  *
>:COMMENT * the clock back one hour".                  *
>:COMMENT **********************************************
>:IF HPMonth=10 and HPDay=1 and HPDate>24 Then
>*** EXPRESSION TRUE
>:   SHOWCLOCK
>
>SYSTEM TIME: SUN, OCT 29, 2000,  2:00:00 AM
>CURRENT TIME CORRECTION:            0 SECONDS
>TIME ZONE:    4 HOURS  0 MINUTES WESTERN HEMISPHERE
>
>:   SETCLOCK TimeZone=W5:00
>
>SYSTEM TIME: SUN, OCT 29, 2000,  2:00:01 AM
>CURRENT TIME CORRECTION:        -3599 SECONDS
>TIME ZONE:    5 HOURS  0 MINUTES WESTERN HEMISPHERE
>
>:   SHOWCLOCK
>
>SYSTEM TIME: SUN, OCT 29, 2000,  2:00:01 AM
>CURRENT TIME CORRECTION:        -3599 SECONDS
>TIME ZONE:    5 HOURS  0 MINUTES WESTERN HEMISPHERE
>
>:   TELLOP NOTE: The system clock is being changed to
>:   TELLOP       eastern standard time.  The clock will
>:   TELLOP       slow down until it has fallen back one
>:   TELLOP       hour.
>:ENDIF
>:COMMENT ****************************
>:COMMENT * Re-stream this same job. *
>:COMMENT ****************************
>:PAUSE 60
>:STREAMX TimeZone.Job.System;Day=Sunday;At=02:00
>  #J8609
>:COMMENT ***************
>:COMMENT * End of job. *
>:COMMENT ***************
>:EOJ
>CPU sec. = 1.  elapsed min. = 1.  SUN, OCT 29, 2000,  2:00 AM.  <<<<<<<
>Note the time.
>
>
>
>When the job re-streamed:
>
>:COMMENT **********************************************
>:COMMENT * Check for the last Sunday in October for a *
>:COMMENT * change from EDT to EST, which is "setting  *
>:COMMENT * the clock back one hour".                  *
>:COMMENT **********************************************
>:IF HPMonth=10 and HPDay=1 and HPDate>24 Then
>*** EXPRESSION TRUE
>:   SHOWCLOCK
>
>SYSTEM TIME: SUN, OCT 29, 2000,  2:00:31 AM     <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Note the time.
>CURRENT TIME CORRECTION:        -3568 SECONDS
>TIME ZONE:    5 HOURS  0 MINUTES WESTERN HEMISPHERE
>
>:   SETCLOCK TimeZone=W5:00
>A current correction is in effect.  Use SETCLOCK;CANCEL. (CIERR 11718)
>REMAINDER OF JOB FLUSHED.
>CPU sec. = 1.  elapsed min. = 1.  SUN, OCT 29, 2000,  2:00 AM.

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