Keep all the timezone offsets in a database. Send a hidden field to the
client which maps the region he/she is in (using Javascript ?). Depending on
the region, hit your database and get the time zone offset from your
database.
cheers,
Amar..
-----Original Message-----
From: Maya Muchnik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 5:04 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: user time-zone
I have got a response from my colleagues, that the time offset can not be
used
to establish correct time zone. The offset depends on a season and other
factors. A user can change a time zone through "Date/Time Properties" window
for NT. It means you need to ask the user what time zone he / she wants to
use.
Peter Alfors wrote:
> oops,
> should be a lowercase 'z'
>
> getTimezoneOffset()
>
> Peter Alfors wrote:
>
> > I have not tried this yet, but according to the books, it should work.
> >
> > function getTimeZoneOffset()
> > {
> > var date = new Date();
> > var offset = date.getTimeZoneOffset();
> > alert(offset);
> > }
> >
> > This is the offset (in minutes) from GMT/UTC.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Pete
> >
> > Maya Muchnik wrote:
> >
> > > Please, provide a javascript code how to do this.
> > >
> > > Peter Alfors wrote:
> > >
> > > > It appears that the time-zone offset could be retrieved via
javascript
> > > > on a startup page, then entered in to the users session through an
> > > > action class / hidden field combo.
> > > >
> > > > Its ugly, but it would work.
> > > >
> > > > Any better ideas?
