Re: Active Synch messes up file dates on DST change

From: Chris De Herrera (chris_at_cewindows.net)
Date: 01/23/05 

Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:21:18 -0800

Hi,
Are the daylight savings time and timezones set the same on both the PC and
Pocket PC? 

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"Nomad" <Nomad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
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> Hi All:
> I originally posted this to the wrong group. Hopefully someone here can 
> help:
>
> Whenever we go on or off Daylight Savings time, ActiveSync seems to think
> that ALL files in the \My Documents\ folder have changed, and proceeds to
> resynch them all. This might only be annoying because of the large number 
> of
> files I have, but it is a real  problem since I use the file dates to help
> keep track of file histories (and for sorting, etc). All dates get reset 
> to
> today (that is, the day I next re-synch).
>
> A few points:
> - Auto DST is on for both PC and PPC, and appears to work properly
> - Time zone is the same for both (PST = GMT - 8)
> - Happens at all DST changes, both going on and coming off DST
> - Happens with all versions of AS (3.1 through 3.7.1). I just installed
> v3.8, but I'm not hopeful :)
> - Happens in every PC version of Windows that I've tried (98, 98SE, ME, 
> XP)
> and different devices (Casio E100, 115, Toshiba E755)
> - Checking or unchecking AS 'Synch clock on connect' has no effect
> - Waiting a day ot two before attempting to synch doesn't help
> - Third party software dates, and non-file dates, are unaffected (e.g
> PhatNotes, database items, appointments, etc. all make it through o.k.).
>
> I've had to resort to putting the creation date in the file name and just
> ignoring the date column...but sorting is a real pain. Anyone have any 
> ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Nomad

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