>>I need to convert a GMT DateTime value to the appropriate local time value.
>>Does anybody know of any functions that obtain the GMT offset?
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>>TIA
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>If you know your time-zone offset (for instance, "+2"), just add that many hours to the GMT time. For DateTime values, you have to add seconds, so you have to multiply the hours by 3600 (seconds per hour).
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>HTH, Hilmar.
So true...but how do I get the time-zone offset?
Unless intoxicated, I usually know where I am, but I dont know where in the world the software is running :-))
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