$timezone = sprintf("%+04d", $_*100) if $timezone =~ m{^Etc/GMT(.+)};On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 11:44 PM, Steve James <4steveja...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for your reply. > > My users select a timezone from a list. I do not think that +0600 will be > as clear as Etc/GMT+6, so it looks like I am going to have to do a > workaround for this. ;-( > > I think I can maybe store +0600 but show Etc/GMT+6 to the user (via an > HTML select), but I will have to see... > ᐧ > > On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 8:18 PM, Eric Brine <ikeg...@adaelis.com> wrote: > >> It does, however, support "+XXXX" and "-XXXX". >> >> $ perl -MDateTime -E'DateTime->today(time_zone => "+0600"); say "ok"' >> ok >> >> >> On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 11:13 PM, Steve James <4steveja...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I am the principal developer for the FreeToastHost website system, a >>> free website provider, content management system, and email list server >>> used by over 10,000+ Toastmasters public speaking clubs worldwide. >>> Toastmasters is a non-profit and much of the labor to support clubs is done >>> on a volunteer basis. FreeToastHost is an independent effort created >>> by Toastmasters club members from open source libraries and via volunteer >>> labor. (myself >>> included) FreeToastHost uses a number of your DateTime module >>> functions. >>> >>> We have recently ran into an issue where it appears that DateTime does >>> not support "Etc/" style names for timezones. (e.g. "Etc/GMT+6") >>> >>> For example, the following produces an exception for me when running in >>> a plain vanilla test script: >>> >>>> my $today = DateTime->today(time_zone => 'Etc/GMT+6'); >>> >>> >>> Is there something I am missing or is this as intended? >>> >>> -- >>> *Steve James* >>> *Linkedin: **http://www.linkedin.com/in/sejames* >>> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/sejames> >>> ᐧ >>> >> >> > > > -- > *Steve James* > PE, CPE, PMP, Six Sigma Blackbelt > *Cell:* 818-570-1197 > *Email:* 4steveja...@gmail.com > *Linkedin: **http://www.linkedin.com/in/sejames* > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/sejames> >
