topic Offset TZ variable more than 24 in Operating System - HP-UX

Offset TZ variable more than 24

Mats Sjöblom — Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:15:27 GMT

Hi!
I wan't to offset the TZ variable more than 168 hrs.
On an AIX I solve it like this:

# date
Fri Mar 16 14:46:33 MET 2001
# TZ=XXX168YYY
# date
Fri Mar 9 13:46:49 XXX 2001

Doing the same on HP-UX wan't solve it! :
# date
Fri Mar 16 15:13:49 MET 2001
# TZ=XXX168YYY
# date
Fri Mar 16 09:14:07 EST 2001

As you can see I only get the deafult TZ "EST". It happens every time I'm using a value above 24!

OK! Anyone know how to solve this problem!?

Regards // Mats Sj?blom, Stockholm, Sweden

Re: Offset TZ variable more than 24

Bill McNAMARA_1 — Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:18:33 GMT

I would call that a bug on AIX!
Seriously though, it's globally not possible!

The old run around the north pole to try to
reverse time trick!

Later,
Bill

Re: Offset TZ variable more than 24

John Bolene — Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:34:06 GMT

I agree, timezones run from 0 to 23.

What you can do is write your own script to do this very easily.

Re: Offset TZ variable more than 24

Mats Sjöblom — Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:20:05 GMT

Of course I know there's only 24hr/day :-( That was not my Q! I know my english is not perfect ... but is it that bad?

Bugg or not in AIX .... it's very useful for my purpose, so please, if anyone skilled person got a serious sugestion, please reply!

//mats

Re: Offset TZ variable more than 24

Bill McNAMARA_1 — Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:33:23 GMT

might help
http://europe-support.external.hp.com/wpsl/bin/doc.pl/screen=wpslDisplayPatch/sid=1fdab25005d8fef452?PATCH_PATH=/hp-ux_patches/s700_800/11.X/PHCO_22923&HW=s800&OS=11.00