RE: Strange results coming from Java Date Method????

Hi Tom -

Check the UTC offset system value ... WRKSYSVAL QUTCOFFSET

If you are now on Central Standard Time, it should be -06:00

When changing the time going from/to daylight savings, the UTC offset needs
to be changed as well as the system time.  For the U.S. Central time zone,
the UTC offset is -06:00 during CST and -05:00 during CDT.

Ken
Southern Wine and Spirits of Nevada, Inc.
Opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of
my employer or anyone in their right mind.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: tmalin@hannasteel.com [SMTP:tmalin@hannasteel.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 08:06
> To:   JAVA400-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Strange results coming from Java Date Method????
> 
> I use a date method to get current date and time. Before Day light savings
> it worked perfectly, now it is an hour behind the current time on the
> AS/400. We changed the AS/400's time for daylight savings. example 9:00 AM
> CST 8:00 AM CST.
> 
>        Date today = new Date(); // Current Date & Time
>        TimeZone tz1 = TimeZone.getTimeZone("CST");
>        SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("EEEE MMM. dd, yyyy
> hh:mm:ss z");
>        format.setTimeZone(tz1);
> 
> I recompiled the Java pgm and placed the new version in the IFS still an
> hour off.
> 
> Any help would greatly be appreciated, hopefully I am missing something
> simple.
> 
> Thank You,
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
> 
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