Hello Bill;
It depends on your database as some products always think they are in
GMT and others try and fiddle the inbound/outbound timestamps so it
depends on your specific setup. I tend to do this in my app
constructor to force the JVM itself into GMT...
TimeZone tz = java.util.TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT+0000");
TimeZone.setDefault(tz);
NSTimeZone.setDefault(tz);
...then I assume the timestamps in the DB are in GMT. I create
formatters in the session object (accessed from the components) which
have the 'data timezone' as GMT and the display timezone as "the
user's timezone". These are used to render data and also to parse
inbound values.
I can't vouch for the fact that I'm correct on this per se, but this
approach seems to work very well for me and makes good sense to me
personally. I think you will find timezone setters on NeXT's
"NSTimestampFormatter" and you can find out more about the formatters
I use in my LEWOStuff "overview PDF" which you can download from my
website.
Good luck.
cheers.
If anyone can help nudge me just a little further along... (please)
I'm having a heck of a time understanding 'how' to
programmatically, or via
EOModeler, alter the 'serverTimeZone' attribute.
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Andrew Lindesay
www.lindesay.co.nz
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