In our nightly job streams, we use the following statements to check what time it is,
and then wait or proceed with processing.  We recently made a change in the
timing, and now have a problem.

I realize that "12" is greater than "1", but I also think that
"12:56 AM" is less than " 2:05 AM".  It appears that the CI doesn't agree
with me, as evidenced by the extract from last nights job (see following example)


END OF PROGRAM
:SHOWTIME
TUE, MAR 31, 1998, 12:56 AM
:SHOWVAR HPTIMEF
HPTIMEF = 12:56 AM
:WHILE HPTIMEF < "  2:05 AM"
*** EXPRESSION FALSE: COMMANDS IGNORED UNTIL MATCHING ENDWHILE
:  PAUSE 60
:ENDWHILE
*** RESUME EXECUTION OF COMMANDS
:COMMENT   :STREAM BACKUP.JOB.FMDEECO
:RUN MAIN.PUB.VESOFT,STREAMX;PARM=5;INFO='!?'


anyone have an explaination of what is happening here, other than
"hey dummy, 12 is greater than 2"?

Terry Simpkins