os.date with timezone offset

[mishoboss]

Is there a smart way to get the local time using os.date(), including the DST (Daylight Saving Time)? I would not like to add a hard-coded integer to the timestamp, but instead use something that calculates it for me, based on the timezone and taking account the DST.

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Actually, is there a way to set the timezone in LogicMachine, so the local time of os.date() is correct?

[admin]

You can set the timezone in Utilities > Date and time.

[kgroenhoej]

Is there a smart way to get the local time using os.date(), including the DST (Daylight Saving Time)? I would not like to add a hard-coded integer to the timestamp, but instead use something that calculates it for me, based on the timezone and taking account the DST.

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Actually, is there a way to set the timezone in LogicMachine, so the local time of os.date() is correct?

Only os.date() reports the right time back for timezone. None of the %r or %X or %z or %Z works as they should according to strftime - no matter what is set in timezone in Utilities > Date and time.

You can get the right time for timezone by extracting the time from os.date()
ef:
TimeOfDayStr = string.match(os.date(), "%d%d:%d%d:%d%d")

[admin]

os.date('%z') correctly reports the timezone offset accounting the DST.