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Date:	Sat, 6 Jan 2007 22:31:00 -0800
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: TZ parameter

In <20070107042657.63B687C9545@mx2.zoneedit.com>, on 01/06/07
at 08:26 PM, "Robert Blair" said:

>> I should also mention that the TZ format used by OS/2 is legacy.

>I have a program that reads the TZ parameter which is why I want to have
>it set correctly

Anything built with the older IBM compilers will support this TZ style.
OpenWatcom and gcc support it too for compatibility.

>> Recent systems use an entirely different coding method.

>Is the data in an area that a program can get the information?

Not unless your program is running a system such as unix/linux. Google
for info on

/etc/adjtime
/usr/share/zoneinfo/

for the gory details. Basically *nix system install tables that define
all timezones and let you say which one is the default. Also FWIW, *nix
boxes set the hardware clock to GMT which really makes working globally so
much easier.

Regards,

Steven

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