How can I setup a UTC Time Zone in analog clock with actionscript 3?

[dsedlarski]

I use this code from an YouTUBE tutorial:

addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, timehandler);

function timehandler(event:Event):void

{

  var currentdate:Date = new Date();

  second_hand.rotation = currentdate.seconds * 6

  minute_hand.rotation = currentdate.minutes * 6 + currentdate.seconds / 10;

  hour_hand.rotation = currentdate.hours * 30 + currentdate.minutes / 2;

}

And this clock work perfect, but how can I setup different Time Zone, not this one time zone on the computer?

[kglad]

you can use parameters in the Date constructor, but the Date class determines the current date from the users computer.  so users in different time zones (and users with mis-set computer times/dates) will see something different than you.

[dsedlarski]

Thank you, kglad! That idea is perfect for me, but can you explain me where exactly i should put this parameters?

[kglad]

eg, for the date 24hrs previous (prevDate) to the current date (currDate):

var currDate:Date=new Date();

var prevDate:Date=new Date(currDate.time-24*60*60*1000);

p.s. there's also a timezoneOffset Date property that might help you.

[dsedlarski]

Thanks!

Now my code looks like this:

addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, timehandler);

function timehandler(event:Event):void

{

var currDate:Date=new Date();

var prevDate:Date=new Date(currDate.milliseconds-24*60*60*1000);

  second_hand.rotation = currDate.seconds * 6

  minute_hand.rotation = currDate.minutes * 6 + currDate.seconds / 10;

  hour_hand.rotation = prevDate.hours * 30 + currDate.minutes / 2;

}

But there is couple of problems:

1. First of all, when our time is 20:00 h with "-24" the clock show 14:00h (2:00h)???

2. I setup the value to "-17" for instance, then the clock show 19:00h (7:00h) and after the time become one hour ahead to 21:00h the clock begins again from 19:00 (7:00).

I can show the defect here (have to wait a few seconds while load the campaign):

http://pluto.signage.me/WebService/SignagePlayerApp.html?eri=f7bee07a7e79c8f1d7951b4d24de4713c22f140...

I'm so sorry about this, but I'm not working with Flash and actionscript and this is so unusual case for me!

[kglad · Accepted solution]

currDate.time, not currDat.milliseconds.

[dsedlarski]

Thank you!!! Now it works!

[kglad]

you're welcome.

(p.s when using the adobe forums, please mark helpful/correct responses, if there are any.)