Philip Rowlands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> However, in the context of getdate's grammar, "EST" unambiguously
> means -0500, no?

No.  Not necessarily.  It depends on your TZ setting.  It might
reasonably mean +1000, for example.  One cannot rely on "EST" meaning
-0500.  Nor can one rely on "PDT" meaning -0700; that can also be
overridden by a TZ setting.


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