Re: Timezone offset differences

On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Jim Winstead wrote: > i didn't check how date('Z') is defined (do you add it to local time to get > UTC or subtract it?) but it may be that systems where struct tm has a > tm_gmtoff member and systems that use the timezone global may > define it different ways. Well, I am in Central timezone so I'd expect my offset to be -21600 (-6 hours). So, the formula should be UTC + offset. > they should be made consistent, and the date() documentation updated to > tell exactly which way we've made it consistent. :) And making it consistent would just involve reversing the sign on tm_gmtoff member? I just wonder if the sign of tm_gmtoff is consistent between platforms. -Andrei "The secret of flying is to throw yourself at the ground, and miss." -- Douglas Adams