[WriteLog] Time Display

[Bruce Ferry]

I too have no difficulties "right out of the box". Writelog gets the 
offset from your Date/Time settings found in your Windows Control Panel 
(I just tested this to be sure). If you don't have these set correctly, 
then that is likely why it doesn't come out right.

Georgek5kg at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 3/25/2003 10:35:46 PM Greenwich Standard Time, 
> va7lc at shaw.ca writes:
> 
> 
>>George, your answer to the message below always confuses me. I have been
>>using WriteLog for a long time now and my computer clock is set for local
>>time (PST) and my logs always show the correct GMT. I never have any 
>>problem
>>this way, and yet I see many people being advised to set their clocks to
>>Casablanca. Can't figure it. WriteLog does it just fine!
>>Comment?
>>
> 
> 
> Les,
> 
> I too have always been confused about this.  I don't know how WL knows how to 
> calculate GMT from local time?  There must be a parameter somewhere in WL 
> (writelog.ini?) that causes WL to calculate the proper time shift between 
> local and GMT.
> 
> I keep my PC set on GMT Casablanca because in the past when I set my PC on 
> local time (EST), WL recorded a time shift in the log.  With my PC clock set 
> on GMT Casablanca, I get the proper time recorded in the log.  
> 
> The reason for using GMT Casablanca, Monrovia is that this version of GMT 
> does not shift an hour in the Spring and Fall for daylight savings time.
> 
> If you find out how WL knows how to make the proper calculation, pse let me 
> know.
> 
> 73, Geo
> 
> George I. Wagner, K5KG
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Bruce Ferry, AK8B