Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp	(revision 20957)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp	(revision 20958)
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
 
 	/*parameters: */
-	IssmDouble starttime,finaltime,dt,yts;
+	IssmDouble finaltime,dt,yts;
 	bool       isstressbalance,ismasstransport,issmb,isFS,isthermal,isgroundingline,isgia,isslr,iscoupler,ismovingfront,isdamageevolution,ishydrology;
 	bool       save_results,dakota_analysis;
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@
 	IssmDouble time;
 
-	//then recover parameters common to all solutions
+	/*first, figure out if there was a check point, if so, do a reset of the FemModel* femmodel structure. */
+	if(recording_frequency) femmodel->Restart();
+
+	/*then recover parameters common to all solutions*/
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&domaintype,DomainTypeEnum);
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&step,StepEnum);
-	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&starttime,TimesteppingStartTimeEnum);
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&time,TimeEnum);
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&finaltime,TimesteppingFinalTimeEnum);
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&dt,TimesteppingTimeStepEnum);
@@ -61,10 +64,4 @@
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&numoutputs,TransientNumRequestedOutputsEnum);
 	if(numoutputs) femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&requested_outputs,&numoutputs,TransientRequestedOutputsEnum);
-
-	/*first, figure out if there was a check point, if so, do a reset of the FemModel* femmodel structure. */
-	if(recording_frequency)femmodel->Restart();
-
-	/*initialize: */
-	time=starttime;
 
 	while(time < finaltime - (yts*DBL_EPSILON)){ //make sure we run up to finaltime.
@@ -158,5 +155,5 @@
 		}
 
-		if(recording_frequency&& step%recording_frequency==0){
+		if(recording_frequency && (step%recording_frequency==0)){
 			if(VerboseSolution()) _printf0_("   checkpointing model \n");
 			femmodel->CheckPoint();