How to get time in UTC format?

[SnowForest]

Hi all,

LV 8.6.1 + Windows XP SP2

During last weekend my code went to error because current time was changed to summer time. This question might be very easy but I can't find a solution. How I can get current time in UTC format? E.g if local time is 14:30 (+2h, winter time) my code show UTC-time 12:30. When I change current day after May last sunday i get same result. Because summer time is 14:30(+3h, summer time) time should be 11:30. I also want convert time to timestamp control...

BR, Jim

[AdnanZ · Accepted solution]

 This link will help:

Obtaining the UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) Offset for a Timestamp in LabVIEW

[battler.]

Exactly how does that GetUTCOffset.VI work?

Judging by the poor rating it is getting, noone else knows either..

Please help.

[SnowForest]

Actually that answer just gave a hint to me. After that I made my own UTC-time VI. Maybe this VI helps you...

BR, Jim

[Rod42]

I know this thread is rather old, but this might help with the original question of displaying a time in UTC.

You can make a time stamp indicator show UTC by editing its format string. In the editor select advanced editing mode. You'll see the format as %<something>T (something is the date/time format specifier which may spread over more than one line). Change the format to %^<something>T and the time will show in UTC.

Rod.

[jeyanthi]

can i get the format in labview 8.0

[SnowForest]

Hi,

It is here: 

[Matt_Dennie]

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Rod wrote:

I know this thread is rather old, but this might help with the original question of displaying a time in UTC.

You can make a time stamp indicator show UTC by editing its format string. In the editor select advanced editing mode. You'll see the format as %<something>T (something is the date/time format specifier which may spread over more than one line). Change the format to %^<something>T and the time will show in UTC.

Rod.

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Anyone have any idea why this info was removed from the Time Format Dialog after LV8.5.1 (see below)? 

Does this imply that the capability might go away in the future?

It used to be right there, but in LV 8.6 and LV 2009 the selection for "Universal Time Container" is gone.

LV 8.5.1:

LV2009:

 

[Giedrius.S]

Why does nobody use it like this?

Isn't it available in the previous versions of LV?

[Matt_Dennie]

In my case I was referring to the display format for a timestamp indicator or constant (as opposed to formatting a timestamp wire into a string).