or use something like this:
*http://www.earthtools.org/timezone-1.1/39.96/5.6250*<http://www.earthtools.org/timezone-1.1/39.96/5.6250>
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Weyert de Boer <w...@innerfuse.biz> wrote:
> You can check if the locale takes DST into account by compare the offsets
> of a winter day with a summer day. If they are the same the locale doesn't
> care about DST.
> If not, I would need to fix my alarm clock ;)
>
>
> On 22/04/2009, at 10:12 PM, Keith Reinfeld wrote:
>
> Pedro,
>>
>>
>> To calculate the time elsewhere you have to factor-in the local machine's
>> timezone offset value.
>> I worked out the following for my World Clock last year:
>>
>> <snip>
>> // Local Time
>> var lDate:Date = new Date();
>> // Elsewhere Time: London Standard Time: 0, DST: 1
>> var utcH:Number = 1;
>> var utcM:Number = 0;
>> var wDate:Date = new Date(lDate.getTime() + (lDate.getTimezoneOffset() *
>> 1000 * 60) + (utcH * 1000 * 60 * 60) + (utcM * 1000 * 60));
>> trace("wDate = "+wDate);
>> </snip>
>>
>> Note:
>> The GMT value in the trace will still reflect the local machine's
>> timezone.
>> Just ignore it. The important data are the time and date.
>>
>> Going forward you will want to consider the issues presented by Daylight
>> Saving Time:
>> Does the locale of the local machine observe DST?
>> Is the locale of the local machine currently in DST?
>> Do they observe DST in the designated Elsewhere?
>> Is the designated Elsewhere currently in DST?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> -Keith
>> http://keithreinfeld.home.comcast.net
>>
>>
>>
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