Re: Daylight Saving Time

[Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You'll love Arizona, Jeff.  I lived in Phoenix some years back. Loved 
the summers and, especially, the winters (or lack thereof).


Just stay away from Flagstaff; their winters can make Indiana's look 
pretty tame.


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Jeff Crosby wrote:

> I have never had to be concerned with this in the past, but the Indiana
> legislature has now decreed that Indiana will begin observing DST this year.
>
> With the new time zone and especially time adjustment stuff available in
> V5R3, I thought it would be simple:  change the system value QTIMZON from
> QN0500EST2 to QN0500EST, the system will automajically start adjusting time
> before DST starts/ends, and I'm good to go, but it doesn't look that simple.
>
> It doesn't look like 'time adjustment' takes place automatically at DST
> start/end at all.  What I think happens is that because my i5 checks with an
> external time server every hour, the time will change in one fell swoop.  If
> I _don't_ check with an external time server, it won't take place at all.
>
> Assuming I have already changed to time zone QN0500EST, it sounds like I
> need to:
>
> 1) On the Saturday before DST starts/ends, tell the i5 to stop checking
> externally for the time.
>
> 2) Start a time adjustment either forward (spring) or backward (fall) 1
> hour.
>
> 3) On Monday, tell the i5 to start checking externally for the time again.
>
> Am I right?  Or missing something simple?
>
> Thanks and I'll be moving to Arizona.
>
>