$$TZ^XLFDT: Time Zone Offset (GMT)

Reference Type: Supported, Category: Date Functions, ICR#: 10103

Description

The $$TZ^XLFDT extrinsic function returns the Time Zone offset from Greenwich mean time (GMT) based on a pointer from the TIME ZONE (#1) field in the MAILMAN SITE PARAMETERS (#4.3) file to the MAILMAN TIME ZONE (#4.4) file.

The accuracy of this value is dependent on system administrators updating the TIME ZONE (#1) field in the MAILMAN SITE PARAMETERS (#4.3) file to accurately point to the site's correct time zone, including whether it is standard time (ST) or daylight savings time (DST).

Format

  $$TZ^XLFDT

Input Parameters

Output

Example

For Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT), the offset from GMT is:

>S X=$$TZ^XLFDT

>W X
-0700