In Debian you can set the timezone with tzconfig. I don't know about the
other distributions. When I call TimeZone.getDefault().toString() it returns
the following:
java.util.SimpleTimeZone[
id=EST,
offset=-18000000,
dstSavings=3600000,
useDaylight=true,
startYear=0,
startMode=3,
startMonth=3,
startDay=1,
startDayOfWeek=1,
startTime=7200000,
endMode=2,
endMonth=9,
endDay=-1,
endDayOfWeek=1,
endTime=7200000
]
As far as I know id is ok, but useDaylight is not, I think it should be
false.
Faw
----- Original Message -----
From: Justin Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Spectron International, Inc. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 1999 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: Change Timezone
> "Spectron International, Inc." wrote:
> >
> > Justin:
> >
> > That should work, but I would have to do it in every program. I thought
Java
> > was supposed to read that information from the computer. As far as I
know
> > the JDK should get the default timezone from the computer it is running
in.
> > What if I run the program in London, or California? Would I have to
> > recompile it again? Thats the point of the Calendar and Timezone
classes, to
>
> As a workaround, we use a property in a properties file to set the
> timezone.
>
> > know where in the world you are. I think there must be a way to set that
up
> > in an export in the profile script, but i dont know how. Is there a page
> > where the exports for the JDK (CLASSPATH, ...) are mentioned?
>
> I wish the JVM did this properly but something is broken somewhere
> either with linux or the jvm. We couldn't find a fix that wasn't a
> workaround.
>
> --
> Justin Lee | It's not the weight of the stone that's holding you down.
> JEDI | It's the way it fascinates your mind. -- Tourniquet
>
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