Dennis,
I agree that if we could just use GMT as a common reference (ISO?) for
everything it would be just perfect. Unfortunately, DST can be, I think, a
real PITA. I can't really speak from personal experience, as here in
Venezuela we are just near enough of the equator as to make that
unnecessary. I somewhat acquainted with the time adjustment issue because
some years ago the government decided to go from -04:00GMT to -04:30GMT
(please don't ask).
As a closing point, let me just add the Infocenter paragraph concerning
this issue:
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*New time adjustment function*
Prior to V5R3, minor changes to system time involved replacing the current
time with a new time value. The system time is located in iSeries Navigator
in the Date and Time system values on the Time page. By changing the system
time field, problems can arise because time can appear to jump forward or
backward if jobs are accessing the time value before and after the time
change. Now, a time adjustment can be made where time gradually speeds up
or slows down on the system in order to reach the desired time value.
See Updating
system time<
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/topic/rzati/rzatiadjustsystime.htm>to
learn how to start a time adjustment and Time
adjustment<
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/topic/rzati/rzatitimeadj.htm>to
learn more about time adjustments.
To make time adjustments, you must be using a version of OS/400 V5R3 or
later with V4R5 or later hardware.
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Best Regards,
Luis Rodriguez
IBM Certified Systems Expert — eServer i5 iSeries
midrange.com
