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Is there a discrepancy between MPE time routines and POSIX time routines,
that become apparent during the time change?

Nobix, the vendor for JobPak, says that there is, at
http://www.nobix.com/technical/tech_bulletinsfaq.html#Time. For instance:
If you change the MPE/iX time backwards before 1:01 a.m., POSIX time becomes
one hour later than MPE/iX time until the MPE/iX time becomes 1:00 a.m.,
when they synchronize. If you change the MPE/iX time backward at 1:00 a.m.
or after, POSIX time and MPE/iX time stay synchronized.
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This is not as much of a problem as what they describe happening during the
Spring time adjustment back to standard time. The part that I find puzzling
it that this vendor appears to recommend bringing down their products, "and
any other applications that log the date and time", during the time change
itself. I am working with the vendor to understand the implications for
Sunday, and am awaiting a reply to my question, whether or not I can simply
run the job that tells the scheduler to end, PAUSE for it to stop running,
adjust the time, and restream the scheduler job. But I thought that this
question of a discrepancy between MPE time routines and POSIX time routines
might be of some interest, and the responses could shed some light on this
issue.

Greg Stigers
http://www.cgiusa.com