Its not only UNIX - its all C / C++ programs that use the 32-bit time_t way
of keeping date / time. Aren't we all glad we are not using C / C++ :).
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Grant Black
> Sent: Wednesday, 9 February 2000 11:52
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: RE: [DUG]: Server time
>
>
> Yep - Unix people are going to expect grief around 2036 (or 2048?).
>
> Of course, I expect 'Nix (held together with about a billion
> lines of Perl
> script), to still be around then... not so sure about anything else,
> (perhaps the consumer version of Win2K might make it out by then?)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Wilfred Verkley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 9 February 2000 11:38
> > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> > Subject: RE: [DUG]: Server time
> >
> >
> > Interesting little note in the RFC though :
> >
> > The time is the number of seconds since 00:00 (midnight) 1
> > January 1900 GMT,
> > such that the time 1 is 12:00:01 am on 1 January 1900 GMT;
> > this base will
> > serve until the year 2036.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cheng Wei [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 9 February 2000 09:46
> > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> > Subject: RE: [DUG]: Server time
> >
> >
> > Hi Grant,
> >
> > This is exactly what I want, we have more than 10 sites with
> > all the flavors
> > of Win95/98/NT, thanks very much for the pointer! Thanks to
> > all responses,
> > apprepriate your time!
> >
> > Regards
> > Cheng
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of Grant Black
> > Sent: Wednesday, 9 February 2000 09:09
> > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> > Subject: RE: [DUG]: Server time
> >
> >
> > I can't believe others did not point out the standard for
> > doing this (SNTP -
> > RFC 868)
> >
> > Either run a third party SNTP app that keeps all of you
> > machines (including
> > your server if it has a net connection) synch'd or drop in a
> > SNTP component
> > to your app.
> > See something like: http://www.mhn.org/~graham/nettime.html
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Cheng Wei [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 8 February 2000 12:26
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> > > Subject: [DUG]: Server time
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm currently developing a time recording app to be used in
> > > the factory
> > > environment, the DB resides in a central server with several
> > > workstations
> > > connect to it. The workers record their activities via the
> > > workstations.
> > > Some of the job items are budgeted and budgeted time can be
> > > as less as 5
> > > minutes, therefore the accuracy of time records are significant.
> > >
> > > Because the time settings are usually vary from wkstation to
> > > wkstation, so
> > > if someone started a job item from one machine and then
> > claim it from
> > > another, the duration (the different between timestamp
> > value) won't be
> > > accurate.
> > >
> > > I think the solution would be to use the server time for all.
> > > Could anyone
> > > help me on how to get timestamp from server? or any other
> > suggestions?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Cheng
> > >
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