>>:-} Saved me replying. Actually this is safest:

Dim offsetMinutes As Double = New DateTimeOffset(DateTime.Now).Offset.TotalMinutes

but from a practical POV a few ticks won't make much difference.....
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>Thanks
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>In order to avoid that precision, as I only need -120, 240, 0, 60, -60, etc., I do this:
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>            ' Offset number of minutes from GMT for the server
>            oApp.nTimeZoneServerOffsetMinuteFromGMT = Math.Abs(New DateTimeOffset(DateTime.Now).Offset.TotalMinutes)
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That won't give you negative values. Using it as I posted should give you the result you are looking for...