MAINSAIL Language Manual, Section 36.7

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36.7. $getDSTName

Figure 36–5. $getDSTName
STRING
PROCEDURE   $getDSTName (PRODUCES OPTIONAL BOOLEAN
                             
wasSet);

$getDSTName returns the commonly used (usually abbreviated) name for the local time zone when Daylight Savings Time is in effect. wasSet is set to the value of $timeSubcommandsSet. The value of the local time zone name when DST is in effect is set by $setDSTName or by the MAINEX subcommand DSTNAME. MAINSAIL's time-zone-related facilities are described in more detail in Section 24.2 and in the description of MAINEX in Chapter 21 of the MAINSAIL Utilities User's Guide.


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MAINSAIL Language Manual, Section 36.7