Index: wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py
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diff -u -r817868557aba868707cbd4f13c39e90b6708d4f1 -rb7f6c4b703a8f7f7bb1551a10f191d9404b34c1e
--- wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py	(.../wf_DynamicFramework.py)	(revision 817868557aba868707cbd4f13c39e90b6708d4f1)
+++ wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py	(.../wf_DynamicFramework.py)	(revision b7f6c4b703a8f7f7bb1551a10f191d9404b34c1e)
@@ -418,9 +418,9 @@
     st = configget(self._userModel().config,'run','starttime',"None")
 
     if st == "None":
-        rinfo = configget(self._userModel().config,'run','runinfo',"None")
-        rinfo = os.path.join(self._userModel().Dir,rinfo)
-        if rinfo != "None":
+        rinfo_str = configget(self._userModel().config,'run','runinfo',"None")
+        rinfo = os.path.join(self._userModel().Dir,rinfo_str)
+        if rinfo_str != "None":
             self.datetime_firststep = getStartTimefromRuninfo(rinfo)
             self.currentdatetime = self.datetime_firststep
             self._userModel().currentdatetime = self.currentdatetime
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
             self._userModel()._setFirstTimeStep(self._d_firstTimestep)
             self._d_lastTimestep = int(nrseconds/self.timestepsecs)
         else:
-            self.logger.warn("Not enough information in the [run] section. Need start and end time or a runifo file...")
+            self.logger.warn("Not enough information in the [run] section. Need start and end time or a runinfo.xml file.... Reverting to default date/time")
     else:
         self.datetime_firststep=datetime.datetime.strptime(st, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
         self.currentdatetime = self.datetime_firststep
@@ -451,9 +451,6 @@
         self._d_lastTimestep = int(nrseconds/self.timestepsecs)
 
 
-
-
-
     if self.ncfile != "None":
         mstacks = configsection(self._userModel().config,"inputmapstacks")
         varlst = []