Hi,

I think you have set the TZ ( time zone) variable incorrectly or
it is not set.

You can find a complete listing of TZ values in the COBOL manual under :
"function current-date".

According to the manual:

If TZ is not set, CURRENT-DATE assumes Eastern Standard Time (EST5EDT).



I hope this helps.

Michael

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John writes :

This is my first posting, so bear with me, please.

I am using the FUNCTION CURRENT-DATE in a COBOL program and it works
fine.  It just gets the wrong date.  For today's date I get 5-28-98,
which was two weeks ago.

I vaguely remember that this comes from one of the system dates.  Can
anyone tell me which date it is and how to change it so that I will get
the correct.

The HP Response center talked me through this about 6 months.  Following
their instructions I changed the date.  Then the function worked fine,
but other things on the system went south, like OCS schedules, etc.

Thanks.

John Bleazard
Boeing Computer Services
Wichita, KS
(316)526-2365