Howdy,

I pretty much agree with Michael.  Also there is some helpful
stuff in the CI HELP SETCLOCK.  More also there was a
thread on all the clocks and variables on this list in early/mid
April.  A trip to the 3000-l archives may be in order, it sure
helped me get my clocks in a row.

jt  (send rain)

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> Subject:      Re: Function CURRENT-DATE
>
> 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
>
> --------------------------------------
> 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