On 1/25/07, Paul Hastings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Charlie Griefer wrote: > > I've not done much with i18n, so I'm not really familiar with the > > pros/cons of using getUTCDate() vs getDate(). Could you throw out a > > few bullet points? > > using UTC datetimes isn't really i18n. it's used if you need UTC timezone (tz) > data (like maybe you live in greenwich, GB) or more often when you need to > support different tz in the same application. you "cast" all your "whatever" > tz > datetimes to UTC when you insert them into your database. that makes > converting > them to other tz simpler. > > of course this is all moot if your server's tz uses DST & you rely on cf's > datetimes, all datetimes are server datetimes as far as cf is concerned.
Ah, got it. Thanks, Paul :) -- Charlie Griefer ================================================ "...All the world shall be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with a swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:267673 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
