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Get Server Time Function
on a form. With the exception of Modified and Created, all the date/time
functions use the workstation clock. I solved this problem by creating a
document in script and getting the Created date. Then I figured out the
difference between the Created date and the workstation time in seconds. I
then created a function called get server time that uses a parameter to tell
what format to return the time in and returns the server time in that format.
Globals Declarations
Dim dblTimeDiff As Double
Globals Initialize
dblTimeDiff = SetTimeDiff
Function SetTimeDiff As Double
%REM
This function is here because there was a requirement to get/set dates on the
document using the server clock instead of the local workstation.
The created property returns the date a document was created. That date comes
from the server. This Function determines the difference in seconds between
the server clock and the workstation
%END REM
Dim session As New NotesSession
Dim doc As New NotesDocument(Session.CurrentDatabase)
Dim datetimeWorkStation As New NotesDateTime(Now)
Dim datetimeServer As NotesDateTime
Set dateTimeServer = New NotesDateTime( doc.Created )
SetTimeDiff = datetimeServer.TimeDifference(datetimeWorkStation)
End Function
Function GetServerTime(strFormat As String) As String
%REM
This function is here because there was a requirement to get/set dates on the
document using the server clock instead of the local workstation.
The created property returns the date a document was created. That date comes
from the server. After finding the number of seconds difference between
the server and the Now function you then have a value to adjust future calls to
the Now function. The variable dblTimeDiff is a global set by the function
SetTimeDiff
%END REM
Dim datetimeWorkStation As New NotesDateTime(Now)
Call datetimeWorkStation.AdjustSecond( dblTimeDiff )
Select Case strFormat
Case "Date"
GetServerTime =
Format$(Left$(datetimeWorkStation.LocalTime,20),"mm/dd/yyyy")
Case "Time"
GetServerTime =
Format$(Left$(datetimeWorkStation.LocalTime,20),"hh:nn AM/PM")
Case "DateTime"
GetServerTime =
Format$(Left$(datetimeWorkStation.LocalTime,20),"mm/dd/yyyy hh:nn AM/PM")
Case "Year"
GetServerTime =
Format$(Left$(datetimeWorkStation.LocalTime,20),"yyyy")
Case Else
Msgbox "Invalid Parameter",0+16,"Get Server Time"
End Select
End Function
Now you can just use Calls to GetTime instead of using the Now function.
