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Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S

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Dr J R Stockton wrote on 07 feb 2012 in comp.lang.javascript:

> In comp.lang.javascript message
> <Xns9FF17DCF3F84Deejj99@194.109.133.133> , Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:22:03,
> Evertjan. <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> posted:
> 
>>Dr J R Stockton wrote on 05 feb 2012 in comp.lang.javascript:
>>
>>> In comp.lang.javascript message
>>> <Xns9FEF67A993785eejj99@194.109.133.133> , Sat, 4 Feb 2012 09:11:25,
>>> Evertjan. <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> posted:
>>>
>>>>if (d.getDay()==6) { //Saturday in server timezone
>>>
>>> Misuse of the term "time zone".
>>
>>Happy misuse to show the difference between:
>>
>>server-time zone and server time-zone.
> 
> NO, that is another matter entirely.
> 
> The true meaning of "time zone" is "the set of places, wet or dry,
> which all have the same difference from GMT except perhaps in their
> local Summer" = "time zone" refers to "Standard Time".

That may be so in the/your definition, John.

However,

Calling it "server-time setting" would be nice, whatever time correcty or 
incorrecty it is set, but one also needs the summer-time definition of that 
setting. If the server in Honolulu is set to Stockholm time does not matter 
to the programmer as long as she/he knows the setting.

> The JavaScript Date Object's getTimezoneOffset is wrongly named;
> should be getTimeOffset.

That is the nice thing about serverside programming, you do not talk to 
strangers, just to your own machine, and such errors are just a minor 
nucance only to a purist like you and me.

Strange is, that in asp-vbs you cannot get this value,
so often I end a vbs-coded page with this js-derived variable,
to get to GMT,
[while keeping the fallacious naming]:

<% ' VBS
nowGMT = DateAdd("h", TimezoneOffset, Now)
%>
<script language='javascript' runat='server'>
   var TimezoneOffset = new Date().getTimezoneOffset()/60;
</script>

[not for John, but for some of the others:]
Remember the runat-codes run before the main code.

===
We, John, discussed somethig like this on 05 sep 2007, among other times 
in this NG, when you still thought:
"It's a good idea to read the newsgroup c.l.j and its FAQ. See below."
<http://bytes.com/topic/javascript/answers/703445-getting-gmt-particular-
format>
===


> Those who remember the beginning of "'ā€"And He Built a Crooked
> Houseā€"'" will not be surprised.

I don't, both.

> [..]


-- 
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

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Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S dennism3@dennism3.invalid (Dennis M) - 2012-02-03 20:54 -0600
  Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S Jeff North <jnorthau@yahoo.com.au> - 2012-02-04 14:58 +1100
    Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S dennism3@dennism3.invalid (Dennis M) - 2012-02-03 22:33 -0600
      Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S Swifty <steve.j.swift@gmail.com> - 2012-02-04 08:56 +0000
        Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-02-04 09:11 +0000
          Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S Dr J R Stockton <reply1205@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2012-02-05 17:50 +0000
            Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-02-06 11:22 +0000
              Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S Dr J R Stockton <reply1206@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2012-02-07 22:17 +0000
                Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-02-08 08:56 +0000
                Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-02-08 09:22 -0800
                Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-02-09 16:49 +0000
                Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S Dr J R Stockton <reply1206@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2012-02-09 18:53 +0000
                Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-02-10 08:13 +0000
                Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S Dr J R Stockton <reply1206@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2012-02-11 23:12 +0000
                Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-02-10 16:02 +0000
                Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S Dr J R Stockton <reply1206@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2012-02-11 23:24 +0000
        Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-04 20:13 +1100
          Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S Swifty <steve.j.swift@gmail.com> - 2012-02-05 10:01 +0000
            Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-06 08:00 +1100
              Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S Swifty <steve.j.swift@gmail.com> - 2012-02-06 12:20 +0000
        Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S dennism3@dennism3.invalid (Dennis M) - 2012-02-07 01:05 -0600
    Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-02-04 14:02 +0100
  Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S Dr J R Stockton <reply1205@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2012-02-05 17:41 +0000
  Re: Looking for a Monday-Friday J/S Captain Paralytic <paul_lautman@yahoo.com> - 2012-02-07 05:18 -0800

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