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Re^2: ENV{TZ} and localtime? (inconsistent time in child script)

by blahblahblah (Priest)
on Sep 07, 2007 at 00:30 UTC ( #637560=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: ENV{TZ} and localtime? (inconsistent time in child script)
in thread ENV{TZ} and localtime? (inconsistent time in child script)

Thanks, I think I found an solution in the docs you referenced for _tzset: 
Use the following syntax to set the TZ environment variable:

set TZ=tzn[+ | –]hh[:mm[:ss] ][dzn]

tzn
Three-letter time-zone name, such as PST. You must specify the correct
+ offset from local time to UTC.

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So I tried "EST5EDT" instead of -0400, and that gives the right result. I'm still not sure why it behaves differently when called via system() though.

update:used code tags so brackets in syntax aren't hidden.

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