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Yarx Keese That Zelda Fanatic i am a wootest! Danicess Snuggle Slave! Fragapalooza! RTFM! Level: 20 Posts: 53/133 EXP: 37485 For next: 4954 Since: 03-15-04 From: Edmonton Since last post: 132 days Last activity: 18 days |
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Is there a way to get the current time of the computer requesting a web page? Either through the HTTP Header or maybe in the enviroment variables... I'd like to deal with the whole time zone issue transparently on my site. Currently I ask the user what time zone they are in, but even if done correctly, daylight saving plays a big hassle. Any ideas? I have thought of submitting the client's time when they login by setting their current time to a hidden field of the form, but then I am depending on that login in order to get this information. I'd like to grab it from all users when they first request the page, whether they are a guest or a regular user. So that I can generate dynamic content and display the correct time for them. |
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Vystrix Nexoth Level: 30 Posts: 151/348 EXP: 158678 For next: 7191 Since: 03-15-04 From: somewhere between anima and animus Since last post: 3 days Last activity: 2 days |
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when a new person views the site, have javascript automatically forward them to another page, with a timestamp in the URI. figure out their timezone offset from that, and set it as a cookie. thereafter, if they have the cookie, don't output the auto-redirect thing in javascript. although that'd suck if they reject the cookie... just, if they're not logged in, they get server time; if they are, use the above method (or some variant thereof) so they can have local time. |
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ErkDog Fuzz Ball Level: 47 Posts: 571/982 EXP: 752190 For next: 14013 Since: 03-15-04 From: Richmond, VA Since last post: 40 days Last activity: 19 days |
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yeah, I know you can definitely grab it with Java.... but why would you want -their- time ? shouldn't the time be standardized ?? as in used off the server ?? and if they are in a differnet timezone, then THEY can input the offset... |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 733/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Well you could just make it an option; specify a time zone or automatically detect it. And yes, it's possible to get the time with Javascript. I think you use the Date object. |
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