Inconsistent time zone info

[Dennis Fisher <fisher@plessthan.com>]

Colleagues

Using Vista and S-Plus 8.0.4, when I am in the GUI:
        options()$time.zone
yields "Pacific" (correct)

When I run from a command line (Splus START --exec sqpe), the same  
command yields "GMT" (incorrect)
Interestingly, both the GUI and the command line report the time  
correctly using the command:
        date()
i.e., the command issued at the command line reports TZ as "Pacific".

It appears that date() must obtain its TZ info from somewhere other  
than options()$time.zone.  Can anyone direct me where to look?
Dennis


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