So would that explain this problem??
shell/iX> date
Fri Oct 29 08:03:27 EDT 1999
shell/iX> exit
JCL IBS:showtime
FRI, OCT 29, 1999, 12:03 PM
JCL IBS:
Rick Clark
Seniior Systems Analyst
WW&R
Cleveland, Ohio
"Stigers, Greg [And]" wrote:
>
> X-no-Archive:yes
> 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.
> --------
>
> 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
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