Okay someone explain this one to me - and Vladimir is visiting Thursday, so he might be able to answer it.

In my MPEXMGR file, I set the jcw VESOFTYEARBASE=1950 as detailed in the memo from VESOFT I received last week. This sets a 'roll-over' year for dates.

I then do the follow
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
:showtime
TUE, SEP 21, 1999,  9:50 AM
:showvar v@
         ^
No match found for this variable set. (CIWARN 8116)
:mpex

MPEX/3000  27N81128  (c) VESOFT Inc, 1980  5.5 

%showvar v@
VESOFTYEARBASE = 1950
VESOFTDEFAULTPRINT = ;keepamdates
%calc cdate(01/01/01,"MM/DD/YYYY")
01/01/1901
%exit

END OF PROGRAM
:showvar v@
VESOFTYEARBASE = 1950
VESOFTDEFAULTPRINT = ;keepamdates
:mpex

MPEX/3000  27N81128  (c) VESOFT Inc, 1980  5.5 

%showvar v@
VESOFTYEARBASE = 1950
VESOFTDEFAULTPRINT = ;keepamdates
%calc cdate(01/01/01,"MM/DD/YYYY")
01/01/2001
%exit

END OF PROGRAM
:
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Okay - the jcw is set as the first instance of MPEX starts, but it seems to be ignored by it. But when you run MPEX a second time, it works. 

Interesting.

steve hammond
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