Re: System Time

[Patrick Townsend <townsend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks to everyone for all of the ideas about the System Time routine!
As soon as I get some feedback from the folks who have offered to test
the software I'll make it available free on our web site. 

At its core the code will be pretty much as provided by the government
on their FTP site. I've added routines to replace functions that the
AS/400 does not support, such as gettimeofday(). The final version will
also inhibit informational messages that go to QPRINT if run in batch,
or the terminal if run interactively.

The code will not change the AS/400 clock as shipped. It will call a
user exit program (a CL program with source provided) and you can modify
it to change the system clock if you wish. A simple command interface
will also be provided.

I'll post a message here when the code is ready with instructions on how
to get it.

Many thanks to all!
Patrick


Terry Herrin wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 24 Sep 1998 22:19:09 -0400 (EDT), you wrote:
> >Uh, I've yet to see a shop that a 2 minute variation from true time was a
> >issue...what are you folks doing??
> 
> A two minute variation on our AS/400 system would definitely be a
> problem for us.  We run KRONOS Time and Attendance software, amongst
> other things, on the AS/400.  The AS/400 controls the time on all of
> our time clocks.  If the time clocks have the wrong time, we have a
> lot of unhappy hourly employees on our hands.
> 
> Terry Herrin
> Sr. Programmer/Analyst
> New Hanover Regional Medical Center
> Wilmington, NC
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