diff --git a/vvp/vpi_priv.cc b/vvp/vpi_priv.cc
index 42f59072b..7ce7dcd78 100644
--- a/vvp/vpi_priv.cc
+++ b/vvp/vpi_priv.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
  */
 #if !defined(WINNT)
-#ident "$Id: vpi_priv.cc,v 1.2 2001/03/19 01:55:38 steve Exp $"
+#ident "$Id: vpi_priv.cc,v 1.3 2001/04/03 03:46:14 steve Exp $"
 #endif
 
 # include  "vpi_priv.h"
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ static int vpip_get_global(int property)
 {
       switch (property) {
 
+	  case vpiTimePrecision:
+	    fprintf(stderr, "vpi warning: vpiTimePrecision not supported\n");
+	    return 0;
+
 	  default:
+	    fprintf(stderr, "vpi error: bad global property: %d\n", property);
 	    assert(0);
 	    return -1;
       }
@@ -71,9 +76,13 @@ char* vpi_get_str(int property, vpiHandle ref)
       return (ref->vpi_type->vpi_get_str_)(property, ref);
 }
 
-void vpi_get_time(vpiHandle obj, s_vpi_time*t)
+void vpi_get_time(vpiHandle obj, s_vpi_time*vp)
 {
-      assert(0);
+	// XXXX Cheat. Ignore timescale for the scope.
+
+      vp->type = vpiSimTime;
+      vp->high = 0;
+      vp->low = schedule_simtime();
 }
 
 void vpi_get_value(vpiHandle expr, s_vpi_value*vp)
@@ -161,6 +170,10 @@ void vpi_sim_control(int operation, ...)
 
 /*
  * $Log: vpi_priv.cc,v $
+ * Revision 1.3  2001/04/03 03:46:14  steve
+ *  VPI access time as a decimal string, and
+ *  stub vpi access to the scopes.
+ *
  * Revision 1.2  2001/03/19 01:55:38  steve
  *  Add support for the vpiReset sim control.
  *
diff --git a/vvp/vpi_scope.cc b/vvp/vpi_scope.cc
index 4fe6c548f..fc54a6b7a 100644
--- a/vvp/vpi_scope.cc
+++ b/vvp/vpi_scope.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
  */
 #if !defined(WINNT)
-#ident "$Id: vpi_scope.cc,v 1.2 2001/03/21 05:13:03 steve Exp $"
+#ident "$Id: vpi_scope.cc,v 1.3 2001/04/03 03:46:14 steve Exp $"
 #endif
 
 # include  "compile.h"
@@ -26,6 +26,49 @@
 # include  <malloc.h>
 # include  <assert.h>
 
+static char* scope_get_str(int code, vpiHandle obj)
+{
+      struct __vpiScope*ref = (struct __vpiScope*)obj;
+
+
+      assert((obj->vpi_type->type_code == vpiModule)
+	     || (obj->vpi_type->type_code == vpiNamedBegin)
+	     || (obj->vpi_type->type_code == vpiTask));
+
+      switch (code) {
+	  case vpiFullName:
+	    return ref->name;
+	  default:
+	    assert(0);
+	    return 0;
+      }
+}
+
+static vpiHandle module_iter(int code, vpiHandle obj)
+{
+      struct __vpiScope*ref = (struct __vpiScope*)obj;
+      assert((obj->vpi_type->type_code == vpiModule)
+	     || (obj->vpi_type->type_code == vpiNamedBegin)
+	     || (obj->vpi_type->type_code == vpiTask)
+	     || (obj->vpi_type->type_code == vpiFunction));
+
+      switch (code) {
+	  case vpiInternalScope:
+	    return 0;
+      }
+      return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct __vpirt vpip_scope_rt = {
+      vpiModule,
+      0,
+      scope_get_str,
+      0,
+      0,
+      0,
+      module_iter
+};
+
 static struct __vpiScope*current_scope = 0;
 
 static void attach_to_scope_(struct __vpiScope*scope, vpiHandle obj)
@@ -53,6 +96,7 @@ void compile_scope_decl(char*label, char*name, char*parent)
 {
       struct __vpiScope*scope = (struct __vpiScope*)
 	    malloc(sizeof(struct __vpiScope));
+      scope->base.vpi_type = &vpip_scope_rt;
       scope->name = name;
       scope->intern = 0;
       scope->nintern = 0;
@@ -90,6 +134,10 @@ void vpip_attach_to_current_scope(vpiHandle obj)
 
 /*
  * $Log: vpi_scope.cc,v $
+ * Revision 1.3  2001/04/03 03:46:14  steve
+ *  VPI access time as a decimal string, and
+ *  stub vpi access to the scopes.
+ *
  * Revision 1.2  2001/03/21 05:13:03  steve
  *  Allow var objects as vpiHandle arguments to %vpi_call.
  *
diff --git a/vvp/vpi_time.cc b/vvp/vpi_time.cc
index 36215c075..9de1782e8 100644
--- a/vvp/vpi_time.cc
+++ b/vvp/vpi_time.cc
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@
  *    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
  */
 #if !defined(WINNT)
-#ident "$Id: vpi_time.cc,v 1.1 2001/03/31 19:00:44 steve Exp $"
+#ident "$Id: vpi_time.cc,v 1.2 2001/04/03 03:46:14 steve Exp $"
 #endif
 
 # include  "vpi_priv.h"
 # include  "schedule.h"
+# include  <stdio.h>
 # include  <assert.h>
 
 static struct __vpiSystemTime {
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ static struct __vpiSystemTime {
 
 static void timevar_get_value(vpiHandle ref, s_vpi_value*vp)
 {
+      static char buf_obj[128];
       assert(ref == &time_handle.base);
 
       switch (vp->format) {
@@ -43,6 +45,14 @@ static void timevar_get_value(vpiHandle ref, s_vpi_value*vp)
 	    vp->format = vpiTimeVal;
 	    break;
 
+	  case vpiDecStrVal:
+	    sprintf(buf_obj, "%lu", schedule_simtime());
+	    vp->value.str = buf_obj;
+	    break;
+
+	  default:
+	    fprintf(stderr, "vpi_time: unknown format: %d\n", vp->format);
+	    assert(0);
       }
 }
 
@@ -65,6 +75,10 @@ vpiHandle vpip_sim_time(void)
 
 /*
  * $Log: vpi_time.cc,v $
+ * Revision 1.2  2001/04/03 03:46:14  steve
+ *  VPI access time as a decimal string, and
+ *  stub vpi access to the scopes.
+ *
  * Revision 1.1  2001/03/31 19:00:44  steve
  *  Add VPI support for the simulation time.
  *