SetSystemTime

[Johann]

Hi,

I'm using SetSystemTime to set the time on a Pocket PC, but the time is
always 4hrs short, The GMT is -5 Eastern US. Any Idea why? and how can I
solve this?
I got the sample code from:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/prodtechinfo/devtools/netcf/FAQ/default.aspx#1.25
Thanks,

Johann

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

Daylight savings plus GMT, maybe? Remember that SetSystemTime() sets the
***GMT*** of the unit, so it will be adjusted to find local time based on
where you've told it you are located. To set the time as local time, you
want SetLocalTime().

Paul T.

 

[Rüdiger Kardel]

Johann,

I don't know if there's a better solution, but that's mine:

I retrieve date and time from the database server and then set the date/time

// Zeit = time; Datum = date

oClient.Execute("select current time " );
string _cZeit = oClient.Result.Rows[0][0].ToString();
oClient.Execute("select current date " );
string _cDatum = oClient.Result.Rows[0][0].ToString();
SetDateTime( _cDatum, _cZeit );


public static void SetDateTime( string _cDatum, string _cZeit )

System.DateTime oT ;
int _nOffset = DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime().Hour - DateTime.Now.Hour;;
oT = Convert.ToDateTime( _cDatum );
oT = oT.AddHours( Convert.ToDouble( _cZeit.Substring(0,2)) +
Convert.ToDouble( _nOffset ) );
oT = oT.AddMinutes( Convert.ToDouble( _cZeit.Substring(3,2)) );
oT = oT.AddSeconds( Convert.ToDouble( _cZeit.Substring(6,2)) );
OpenNETCF.Win32.DateTimeEx.SetSystemTime(oT);

Ruediger