I am running the following code which updates the job properly but the status is reported as -1. If I step through the job it is reported as -5 which is correct.

Dim status number
JobModify( "12", "Start_Time", "1:30PM" )
JobModify( "12", "Start_Date", "7/1/2006" )
JobGetStatus( "12", status )

What is the difference with the processing it through stepping vs not?

Timing makes the difference.

What JobGetStatus has to do with JobModify? Why not simply JobRun (or Run "24x7 /JOB [job]")?

: I am running the following code which updates the job properly but the status
: is reported as -1. If I step through the job it is reported as -5 which is
: correct.

: Dim status number
: JobModify( "12", "Start_Time", "1:30PM" )
: JobModify( "12", "Start_Date", "7/1/2006" )
: JobGetStatus( "12", status )

: What is the difference with the processing it through stepping vs not?