Re: DST Changes

From: Green, Simon (Simon.Green_at_EU.ALTRIA.COM)
Date: 02/26/04

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    Date:         Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:59:35 +0100
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

    I believe that for you, PST8PDT is sufficient. (Although in my recent
    research into timezones I found that there are a few states where there are
    some weird exceptions.)

    When I code it, I don't normally specify the offset for DST. However, if
    you wanted to do so it would be PST8PDT9,M4.1.0/02:00:00,M10.5.0/02:00:00,
    (the minutes and seconds are optional). I think!

    It's easy to check, because you can just set it in your own shell and run a
    date command to see what you get. e.g. export TZ=PST8PDT9,M2.1.0,M10.5.0.
    That will give you - and you alone! - an effective DST starting at the
    beginning of Feb, so you'll be able to confirm that the ...PDT9... bit does
    what you want. 

    --
Simon Green
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adams Kevin J [mailto:kevin.adams@PHS.COM]
> Sent: 25 February 2004 19:20
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: DST Changes
>
>
> I'm confused.
>
> If I change the TZ using smitty chtz, and then select "yes" for "use
> daylight savings time?", and then select "PST8PDT" for
> pacific US, according
> to the help for each additional option, all I have to do is leave all
> options blank since I'm in the US and the defaults are correct?
>
> That leaves me with 'TZ=PST8PDT" in the environment file. So
> this is enough
> to handle daylight savings time?
>
> If I wanted to hardcode it, I'm not sure how to answer "Day
> Light Savings
> Time Offset from CUT"? The help says "If the field is blank,
> the value will
> match the default value, which is one hour ahead of the
> standard time."
>
> Would it simply be +01, so hardcoded it would be
> "TZ=PST8PDT+01,M4.1.0/02,M10.5.0/02"?
>
> The above value would be equal to TZ=PST8PDT in the US?
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