CREATE CURSOR myWebPage (content m)
url="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/full.html"
objHTTP = CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP")
objHTTP.Open("GET", url,.f.)
objHTTP.Send()
Insert into myWebPage (content) VALUES (objHTTP.ResponseText)
MODIFY MEMO myWebPage.content

>Mike
>
>Sounds good but how do I code the internet query from VFP6?
>
>>Do a query on this internet site, parse the page and do the calculation. This page gives you the current date and time for most places in the world.
>>http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/full.html
>>
>>>Local computer is based in the UK - it needs to know what the local time is in Chicago where the package is going
>>>
>>>Colin
>>>
>>>>Wouldn't the local computer where the application is installed know the offset to GMT?
>>>>

On Error *
>>>>lcComputer = "."
>>>>loWMIService = Getobject("winmgmts:\\" + lcComputer + "\root\cimv2")
>>>>colItems = loWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_TimeZone")
>>>>For Each loItem In colItems
>>>>	?"Bias: " + transf(loItem.Bias)  && Offset in minutes
>>>>	?"Caption: " + transf(loItem.Caption) && Description of the setting
>>>>	?"Daylight Bias: " + transf(loItem.DaylightBias)  && Daylight savings time setting
>>>>	?"Description: " + transf(loItem.Description) && Description of the setting
>>>>	?
>>>>Next

>>>>
>>>>Or you can use the GETSYSTEMTIME() (GMT time) and make the diffence against the GETLOCALTIME() API to get the offset to GMT.
>>>>
>>>>>Hi
>>>>>
>>>>>I have a database which contains information about packages to be delivered all over the world - I want to be able to find out the local time at destination without having to calculate it manually
>>>>>
>>>>>So for example if I have a package to be delivered to Chicago I can automatically calulate that the time difference is 6 hours behind the UK
>>>>>
>>>>>Anyone ever done any work in this area?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>Colin