how about google time? https://developers.google.com/time/
-- Stephen Barncard - Sebastopol Ca. USA - mixstream.org On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 6:45 PM, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Yes, that’s right. > > We had a report of a user setting back his OS date to extend his demo. > This caused us much consternation, thus the desire for an independent date > source. > > Peter > > > On Sep 14, 2018, at 5:56 PM, Brian Milby via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > I think the goal is an independent time (date) source to ensure that the > value is correct. I’m curious about the best solution. Probably would > involve your own server though. > > > > Thanks, > > Brian > > On Sep 14, 2018, 7:36 PM -0500, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>, wrote: > >> Peter Bogdanoff wrote: > >> > >>> And… if anyone has a method that doesn’t rely on the user’s local > >>> date/time I’d like to hear that… > >> > >> Using "the seconds" returns a value that accounts for local GMT offset. > >> with the value returned being for GMT. > >> > >> So if you get the seconds and then display them on a machine set to a > >> different time zone, the time zone will be taken into account when using > >> the convert command to display them in any human-readable format. > >> > >> FWIW "the internet date" is similarly useful for converting to other > >> formats in ways that take local time zone into account. > >> > >> AFAIK those are the only two built-in date formats that account for GMT > >> offset, but I've used both for network services where users trade data > >> across many time zones and they work quite well. > >> > >> -- > >> Richard Gaskin > >> Fourth World Systems > >> Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > >> ____________________________________________________________________ > >> ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-livecode mailing list > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
