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Chapter FiveGeneral Functions (continued)

GetTimeZoneBias Function

Overview

The GetTimeZoneBias function returns the computer’s local time shift as bias minutes from GMT or UTC.

Syntax/Parameters

Syntax

int = GetTimeZoneBias ( [string zone] );

Parameters

zone

An optional string specifying the full name of a time zone to retrieve the bias. If omitted, the local time zone is used.

Return Value

Returns an int as the number of minutes from UTC for the current locale. Returns 0 on failure. Use GetLastError or IsError to determine if an error occurred or the locale is GMT.

Remarks

The return value is in minutes and takes into account daylight savings time as required by the locale or specified zone. Note while most locales are in intervals of 60 minutes, some locales are in fractional hour values.

This function ignores a locale override for the application.

Related Functions

Platform Support

Go13, Go16, GoFiler Complete, GoFiler Corporate, GoFiler, GoFiler Lite, GoXBRL

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