openmind — Thu, 11 Apr 2002 19:37:48 +0000

I've done a good search on Marcromedia's knowledge base for the LCID session variable and the like but not really come up with anything.

I think what I'll do is build it into the registration form to set the offset from the server time to wherever the user is. The cookie will bring back their member ID when they return and adjust the time...

Guess I was just looking for the clever approach....

Note to self: Stop living the MICSA approach......

Make It Complicated Smartarse!!

Thnx for the help though!

detox — Thu, 11 Apr 2002 13:13:02 +0000

have to agree with suzanne here. I have had experience with integrating Javascript variables into VB script ASP, but I stay away from CF. How much support of session variables does CF have when it comes to date/time? I know in ASP I simply set the LCID (Locale Identifiers ) to Australian time. Is the same functionality present in CF?

Suzanne — Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:49:12 +0000

Is it for display or do you need to use that time? Because if it's just for display, you can use the Date() constructor in JavaScript.

This is a problem between server side and client side scripting. If it's really important that the user have a certain timezone, it would be better to get them to tell you what it is and set a cookie.

openmind — Wed, 10 Apr 2002 19:24:50 +0000

I'm a ColdFsuion Junkie! I can set a ColdFusion variable to my hearts content but when it comes to JavaScript, my brain and head part company.

How do I set the users time on their PC to a variable that ColdFusion can understand?

This thread seems to be bordering on Server side scripting so feel free to move it if necessary!

Suzanne — Tue, 09 Apr 2002 22:06:53 +0000

Use javascript - it reads the time off their computer, not the server.