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How does the $timezone identifier work please?

mIRC helpfile says:
$timezone
This returns your current timezone setting in seconds.

if i type in mIRC: //say $duration($timezone,1) - it gives me an output of 0secs . I just wondered if there was actually a rational use for this identifier, and if so what is it?

Thanks in advance

$timezone just returns your internal clocks setting.
im gmt-5 (eatern us/canada) so it returns 18000.
//echo -a $calc($timezone / 3600) returns 5
//echo -a $duration($timezone,1) returns 5hrs
as for a use i guess it has its uses.. though i never needed it.
not really much to explain about it..

-hope that helped at least a little -cheers

$timezone gives you the number of seconds +/- you are to GMT.. from the look at your location your in the UK which is GMT+1 at the moment (after daylight savings).

If you go into the Windows clock settings and set yourself to any other timezone, you'll find //echo -> $timezone returns something other than 0.

Eamonn.

Thanks very much guys

I guess being in the UK meant I got a $timezone of 0secs, even though $daylight gives me an output of 3600. Weird.

Forgive me for being thick today... it was a late one last night
L L

Yeah $daylight returns the offset (which to my knowledge is never more/less than an hour).

More than likely you have the little box "automatically adjust for summer daylight savings" in your clock settings clicked, and as a result "GMT" is now "GMT+1".

Its confusing if you ask me because there are 2 sets of GMT, GMT that the UK follows (GMT+1 at the moment) and GMT the rest of the world uses (GMT(an hour behind GMT+1) at the moment).

Eamonn.

yeah hehe

Thanks again m8... much appreciated

//echo -a $duration($remove($timezone,-),1) - this gives me an output in hours format

//echo -a $duration($timezone,1) - this just gives me the number of seconds

yeah there are a couple ways to do it,, i still dont see a real use for it in anything i would do,, lol but its there so maybe some day ill need it

-cheers

//say $iif(- !isin $duration($timezone,1),GMT -,GMT +) $+ $duration($remove($timezone,-),1)

Try that LOL
I've been messing about with code trying to get an accurate output for a users respective $timezone (that is if their internal clock has been set properly). Anyone got any ideas for shorter code for the same output effect?

Thanks again...

//say $iif(- isin $duration($timezone,1) || ($timezone == 0),GMT + $+ $duration($remove($calc($timezone + $daylight),-,secs),2),GMT - $+ $duration($timezone,2))

This code includes daylight saving changes. So at the moment, the UK $timezone is GMT +1hr, making EST -6hrs and not the usual -5hrs when GMT is in effect.

Does this seem correct? LL