Glenn writes:
>
> This past weekend we upgraded to the latest patch level of MPE/iX 5.5.
> At the same time we upgraded to a newer patch of MPEX.  Now we have the
> problem again - kind of.  If we use TimeMachine to set the date to
> 2/29/2000, MPEX aborts (on a call to DATEBUILD - invalid parameter).
> However, if we actually set all of the appropriate machine clocks to
> 2/29/2000 (with SETCLOCK), everything is fine.  All other Y2K dates work
> fine under both scenarios.
...
> MPEX.  My initial reactions aside, I suspect TimeMachine...
>
> BTW:  We went to release 27N80324 of MPEX - which is supposed to be a
> Y2K compliant version.


MPEX 27N80324 works fine with *HourGlass*, naturally :)
(HourGlass 2000 for the HP 3000 is the *ONLY* product to intercept
*ALL* date/time requests!)

NOTE: since we don't know what MPEX command you were doing, the following
example might not be sufficient for you...sorry 'bout that!


:showtime
WED, OCT 28, 1998, 12:22 PM
:
:hgdate 1/1/2000

Welcome to HourGlass 2000 for the HP 3000!
Version 98Z

Date/time after alter:    2000-01-01 @ 12:22:51.9

SAT, JAN  1, 2000, 12:22 PM
:
:showtime
SAT, JAN  1, 2000, 12:22 PM
:
:mpex

MPEX/3000  27N80324  (c) VESOFT Inc, 1980  6.0  03:04570  For help type 'HELP'

%=today
00/01/01

%=dateyear (today)
0, $0, %0, "...."

%= dateyear (datebuild (2027,1,1))
27, $1B, %33, "...."

END OF PROGRAM
:

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