Re: Daylight Savings Time
- From: Dr John Stockton <jrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 18:02:15 +0000
JRS: In article <ek5UbRm$FHA.3716@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, dated Sun, 11
Dec 2005 10:05:41 local, seen in news:microsoft.public.scripting.vbscrip
t, "Crash" Dummy <dvader@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted :
>I am trying to convert local time to GMT in a script. I can get the GMT offset
>for standard time, but that is not valid when Daylight Savings Time is active. I
>set the system clock for midsummer when DST is active and ran the script which
>determines GMT offset. I got the same number I get for standard time.
>
>Is there a way to detect whether DST is set and active? Or better yet, is there
>a way to get GMT directly while the computer clock is set for the local time
>zone?
It's trivial with javascript, and getting it that way in a Web page
which is otherwise VBscript is shown in <URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.
uk/vb-dates.htm#TZ>.
If you're using WSH, news:microsoft.public.scripting.wsh might have
better answwers.
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