Hello,

Anyone figure out how to get abbreviated timezones?

I have been using the TimeZone class to get the long form:

"Eastern Standard Time" but I want:

"EST", "GMT", etc.

Thanks!

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Hello Tim,

I am afraid there is not a direct way to get the Abbreviated time zone
name. You can use a table of the long forms and short forms to perform the
conversion. However, it is a little complex.

Best regards,

Lion Shi, MCSE, MCSD
Microsoft Support Engineer

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    Hello,

    Anyone figure out how to get abbreviated timezones?

    I have been using the TimeZone class to get the long form:

    "Eastern Standard Time" but I want:

    "EST", "GMT", etc.

    Thanks!

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    ExclamationSoft
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Since the abreviated version of the TimeZone is actually the{*filter*}letters of
the full words how about you split the string you get where you have a space
and take the capsed first letter of each word in the list. It may not be
perfect but it will work for most timezones.