Name

DateConvert — New as of ColdFusion 4.01

Synopsis

DateConvert(type, date)

Converts date to Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) or UTC to local time based on type (local2UTC or UTC2Local). The following example converts local time to UTC time:

<CFSET TheTimeDate = Now(  )>
<CFSET UCT = DateConvert('local2UTC', TheTimeDate)>

<CFOUTPUT>
<B>Current time/date:</B> #TimeFormat(TheTimeDate,'hh:mm:ss tt')#, #DateFormat(TheTimeDate,'mmmm dd, yyyy')#
<P><B>UCT:</B> #UCT#
</CFOUTPUT>

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