Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Application Server:
Developing WebSpeed Applications

convert-datetime

This function converts date and time between local and UTC (GMT) dates and times. Its return value is the utc-offset global variable.

Location: web\method\cgiutils.i

Parameters:

INPUT p_conversion AS CHARACTER

The type of conversion to perform. The valid values are:

“UTC” — Converts date and time from local to UTC time.
“LOCAL” — Converts date and time from UTC to local time.
“NORMALIZE” — Normalize date and time so the value of time is legal between zero and the number of seconds per day.

INPUT p_idate AS DATE

The date to convert. Uses the DATE data type.

INPUT p_itime AS INTEGER

The time to convert, expressed as seconds since midnight.

OUTPUT p_odate AS DATE

The converted date.

OUTPUT p_otime AS INTEGER

The converted time.

Returns: CHARACTER

Notes: The conversions between local and UTC time are also normalized so that the value of time is between zero and the number of seconds per day.

Examples: See the format-datetime function in web\method\cgiutils.i.