diff --git a/das2/codec.c b/das2/codec.c
index 78e3fcb..3dee3bf 100644
--- a/das2/codec.c
+++ b/das2/codec.c
@@ -839,9 +839,11 @@ int DasCodec_decode(
 	/* or search of the end, parse, then run in the data */
 	case DASENC_TEXT|DASENC_VARSZ:
 	case DASENC_TEXT|DASENC_PARSE|DASENC_VARSZ:	
+		{
 		int nValsDidRead = 0;
 		nBytesRead = _var_text_read(pThis, pBuf, nBufLen, nValsToRead, &nValsDidRead);
 		nValsToRead = nValsDidRead;
+		}
 
 		if(nBytesRead < 0 )
 			return nBytesRead;
diff --git a/das2/property.c b/das2/property.c
index c253dd7..f010fc7 100644
--- a/das2/property.c
+++ b/das2/property.c
@@ -120,11 +120,14 @@ DasErrCode DasProp_init(
 	if((units == NULL) && (nStandard == DASPROP_DAS2) && (sType != NULL)){
 
 		int nUnitWord = 0;
-		if(strcasecmp(sType, "datum") == 0)
+		if((strcasecmp(sType, "datum") == 0)||(strcasecmp(sType, "time") == 0)
+			||(strcasecmp(sType, "datetime") == 0)
+		)
 			nUnitWord = 1;
 		else 
-			if (strcasecmp(sType, "datumrange") == 0)
-				nUnitWord = 4;
+			if( (strcasecmp(sType, "datumrange") == 0)||(strcasecmp(sType, "timerange") == 0)
+				||(strcasecmp(sType, "datetimerange") == 0))
+				nUnitWord = 3;
 
 		if(nUnitWord > 0){
 			const char* pRead = sValue;
@@ -214,8 +217,14 @@ DasErrCode DasProp_init(
 			uFlags |= (DASPROP_DATETIME | DASPROP_RANGE);
 		else if( (strcasecmp(sType, "datum") == 0) && (sValue[0] != '\0'))
 			uFlags |= (DASPROP_REAL | DASPROP_SINGLE);
-		else if((strcasecmp(sType, "datumrange") == 0) && (sValue[0] != '\0'))
-			uFlags |= (DASPROP_REAL | DASPROP_RANGE);
+		else if((strcasecmp(sType, "datumrange") == 0) && (sValue[0] != '\0')){
+			/* Some time ranges have been listed as datum ranges, if you 
+			 * see units of 'UTC', make this a time range instead */
+			if(Units_haveCalRep(units))
+				uFlags |= (DASPROP_DATETIME | DASPROP_RANGE);
+			else
+				uFlags |= (DASPROP_REAL | DASPROP_RANGE);
+		}
 		else
 			return das_error(DASERR_PROP, 
 				"Invalid property type '%s' for value '%s'", sName, sValue
diff --git a/das2/value.c b/das2/value.c
index 81049fc..2ddf3e5 100644
--- a/das2/value.c
+++ b/das2/value.c
@@ -535,11 +535,13 @@ DasErrCode das_value_fromStr(
 	case vtUnknown:
 		return das_error(DASERR_VALUE, "Cannot determine fill values for unknown types");
 
-	case vtText: 
-		size_t nLen = strlen(sStr);
-		if(nLen <= nBufLen){
-			strncpy((char*)pBuf, sStr, nLen);
-			return DAS_OKAY;
+	case vtText:
+		{
+			size_t nLen = strlen(sStr);
+			if(nLen <= nBufLen){
+				strncpy((char*)pBuf, sStr, nLen);
+				return DAS_OKAY;
+			}
 		}
 		daslog_error_v(
 			"string value '%s' can't fit into %d byte buffer", sStr, nBufLen
diff --git a/das2/variable.c b/das2/variable.c
index adc0826..29a6277 100644
--- a/das2/variable.c
+++ b/das2/variable.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ DasAry* DasConstant_subset(
 	return pAry;
 }
 
-bool DasConstant_degenerate(const DasVar* pBase, int)
+bool DasConstant_degenerate(const DasVar* pBase, int iIdx)
 {
 	return true;
 }