function mods_new_project()

$insert logical
$insert rlist_equates
$insert msg_equates
declare function utility, msg, set_property, get.reccount
declare subroutine record_lock, clear_table


open 'MODS' to ModsTable else
   Void = msg( '', 'Unable to open MODS...' )
   return 0
end
Flag = ''
Count = get.reccount(ModsTable, Flag, 0)
if Count > 0 then
   MsgInfo = ''
   MsgInfo<micon$> = 'H'
   MsgInfo<mtext$> = 'There are rows in the MODS table.  You either need to apply them or clear the MODS table.'
   Void = msg( '', MsgInfo )
   return 0
end
		
MsgInfo = ''
MsgInfo<micon$> = '?'
MsgInfo<mtext$> = 'Are you sure that you want to start a new project...This will clear the BACKREPOS table and start with a fresh copy from SYSREPOS'
MsgInfo<mtype$> = 'BNY'
Resp = msg( '', MsgInfo )

if Resp = 1 else
   return 0
end
clear_table('BACKREPOS')
*
open 'BACKREPOS' to BReposTable else
   msg( '', 'Unable to open BACKREPOS' )
   return 0
end
open 'SYSREPOS' to SysReposTable else
   msg( '', 'Unable to open SYSREPOS' )
   return 0
end

* new copy each SYSREPOS into BACKREPOS
Stmt = 'SELECT SYSREPOS'
Stat = utility( 'CURSOR', 'H' )

rlist( Stmt, target_activelist$, '', '', '' )

if @reccount then
	Eof    = false$
	loop
	  readnext Id else Eof = true$
	 until eof
	      SysreposRec = xlate( 'SYSREPOS', Id, '', 'X' )
         record_lock( BReposTable, 'BACKREPOS', Id )
         write SysreposRec on BReposTable, Id else
            Void = msg( '', 'Unable to write BACKREPOS ':Id )
            return 0
         end
         unlock BReposTable, Id else
            Void = msg( '', 'Unable to unlock BACKREPOS ':Id )
            return 0
         end
	repeat
end
Void = set_property( @window:'.PSD', 'TEXT', oconv( date(), 'D4/' ) )
Stat = utility( 'CURSOR', 'A' )
return 0