[Gambas-user] Format function changes date value

[Jussi Lahtinen]

Unfortunately no. I can't use any conversions between UTC and local time
zone. See GAlarm from software farm.
If I want to set alarm to remind me of meeting at 12:00 and if that happens
to be at date after time zone change, then the alarm is not shown at 12:00
in local time, but instead something complicated (11:00 or 13:00 depending
on the change [+/-1 UTC]).

So, my only solution is to always assume local time.


Jussi

On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 12:13 AM, Gianluigi <bagonergi at gmail.com> wrote:

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> 2018-06-07 22:55 GMT+02:00 Jussi Lahtinen <jussi.lahtinen at gmail.com>:
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>> This is wrong: you are using Year(), Month(), Day()... functions that
>>> assume a local date. It works only if the date is read in the same timezone
>>> as the write.
>>>
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>> The point is my way always assumes local date. Thus when "time zone"
>> changes twice in a year, the dates and times keep the same, instead of
>> being adjusted wrongly by hour.
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>> You have to, and just have to use CStr() and CDate(). I.e. write dates in
>>> UTC, and read them back in UTC.
>>>
>>
>> The problem is I'm not in UTC and my local time zone changes twice a year.
>>
>>
>> Jussi
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> Hello Benoit, ML, Jussi, dear brothers in Gambas :-)
> Thank you very much for the benevolent attention you dedicate to me.
> It seems that on the dates, among the disciples of Benoit, constant
> confusion reigns.
> I think we can summarize that the best thing to do is to create time
> calculations in UTC and then localize with Format what is shown to the user.
> This should also work for Jussi's calculations, or not?
>
> Regards
> Gianluigi
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